Thursday, January 14, 2010

Day 6

Hola familia y amigos!

We started this morning with a nice beach workout lead by the seniors. This workout included an exciting relay race in which we had to build sand castles (Matt's team were the victors for their creative "iguana" sand castle. Whatever. We're still bitter). After that, we enjoyed breakfast and got ready, we headed up to a place called the Earthship. This building was super interesting because it was almost all recycled material and was an off-the-grid house. The walls were made from tires packed with sand, concrete, glass and plastic bottles. Also while enjoying the view of such an interesting house, we had four different stations interacting with some kids of the community. One station was playing futbol (soccer), another face painting, beading, and finally teaching the children english. This stop was interesting and very rewarding because we got to see an amazing self-sustainable house and also entertain the kids of the community.

After our busy morning, we took a wonderful ride down to a private beach were we spent the afternoon soaking up the sun and surfing! For most, surfing was a first and was an experience to remember. Even though we're not pros yet, we still enjoyed learning how to catch a wave. In midst of all this fun, while Kim was coming down from a wave, she got stung by a sting ray. Yes, a sting ray. We found out from our tour guide Brooke that sting rays tend to come towards shallow water when the wind is blowing and the water is cold. So lucky Kim got the brunt of it today and was whisked off to the clinic. But not to worry, zyrtec and a little rest helped bring our coach back!

To top off the evening, we had a superb dinner at El Timon, where we were entertained by local musicians and dancers. After finishing dinner (and joining in on the dancing) we migrated to another local restaurant which was hosting an open mic night. Some were brave and took to the mic (Brenna and Serena) and the rest of the team danced the night away with many of the locals.

Tomorrow, we leave beautiful San Juan del Sur to one of our final destinations and also, to play (and win!) our final game against the Nicaraguan team. The memories, experiences, and breathtaking sights we will never forget, but we're excited to see what else Nicaragua has in store for us!

Buenos Noches (or good night for those who are Spanishly challenged),

Steph and Serena

1 comment:

  1. Hola muchachas!

    Just to let you know, sting rays have a hard time stinging here in our heat wave high 20 degree weather. The only injuries we get up here are a couple bruises trying to snowboard with Jake. Glad Rachel and Kim are ok though.

    Spanish phrase of the day: As you wish you oppoonents good luck in the match and wish them well in their future, "buenas suerte."

    Adios y buenas suerte!
    Val

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