Work Day 2
We started off the day at 6;30am to eat breakfast which was french toast. We were able to put different kinds of jams on it to make it taste really good. After breakfast the Seeds of Learning group came to pick us up on trucks and we were off the the worksite. It was a beautiful drive once we were out of Matagalpa. At the worksite we split up into three groups that were assigned the tasks of arts and craft with the children, finishing the wall of the school, and starting to build the walls for the kitchen. The first group of kids at the school was 4th to 5th grade and we created little boxes with popsicle sticks that the students could decorate. Afterwards we played games with the kids like Down by the Banks and “WA”. At10:30 the group had finished the brick wall of the school and we all switched tasks. Some of us were to make flowers out of coloring paper with the kids that were in 1st to 3rd grade and the other group was to help to build the wall of the kitchen. Putting bricks on cement was no easy task but most of our group was able to get the hang of it and become both better and faster at building.
At 12:00 we had lunch which was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches which the whole group absolutely loved. After lunch we headed back to our hostel for about thirty minutes to freshen up before going to chocolate castle. The chocolate castle was not too far away from out hostel and it was a magnificent place. The tour guide showed us around the castle which included the different processes of making chocolate from the cocoa beans. At the end of the tour, our entire group bought chocolates for their friends and families. There was different types of chocolates but I think that the chocolate with coffee beans inside it was the best.
After the chocolate castle our group headed back to the hostel and chilled out until dinner. Dinner was really good and we had to request for more servings because everyone was healthy and back to eating a lot. After dinner we had a short reflection on highs and lows of the day. Fortunately for our group many people did not have any lows. After dinner it was only 7:30 and our group was tired and we headed to bed. Today was probably one of the best days we have had during the trip so far!
see you guys tommorow!
Nathan Nusaputra