Hello again!
After an awesome weekend exploring
areas outside of Monteverde, today we finally made our return to Colegio. Matt,
Ellie, and I began our day with a brisk three-hour period of shoveling dirt out
of old garden plots, which quickly got us back into the spirit of volunteering
with the students. As we were working with the cooking class that we'd met the
previous week, we were all quick to become friends again and work
cooperatively.
When it was almost time for lunch,
we were invited to watch a quick match of intramural soccer, which was exciting
despite the fact that the odds were heavily stacked in the older team's favor.
Following lunch, we joined students from another class in transporting garbage
both large and small from the main level of the school to a "dump"
area behind the gym. This is how we spent much of the rest of our day, and at
the end of it all, we were just as dirty and sweaty as ever. That counts as a
successful day in my book.
Later in the evening, we took our
second night tour at the Santa María forest area. Our guide was both witty and
intelligent and this made for a night of laughs and more interesting animal
sightings with good friends. Hungry and exhausted, Matt and I had no choice but
to ravage a large pizza before heading back to the inn.
A side-striped palm pit viper we saw on our night nature hike
A mama and baby sloth cuddling
Only three days remain in our
journey and the time has absolutely flown by. I'm anxious for when we will have
to leave our new friends, but I only hope that we leave them feeling prouder
than ever about their school and their community.
Entry
submitted by: Justin
Message of the Day
- Maggie: “You give
little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that
you truly give.” – Kahlil Gibran
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