We went to breakfast at Violetta’s at 0700. Breakfast today was delicious French toast topped with papaya and banana and some optional orange juice. Each group worked from 0800 to 1200 and then went to our Spanish lessons from1330 to 1630.
We broke up into our three groups and left for work right after breakfast. My group, group 1, set off in the chicken bus to Brillo de Sol to meet Captain Lennon, Smitty and Professor Cadwalader. So far, the work here has consisted of unpacking and reorganizing all of the storage units. Professor Lennon and DJ began working on fixing the roof of one of the units while the rest of us put together shelving units and organized all of the school supplies and much more into bags and bins. Group two continued their work on laying tiles in the school in Santa Maria de Jesus and painting while group three painted walls and moved a bunch of school equipment in San Antonio.
After work we headed to Violetta’s for lunch which consisted of chicken, carrots, rice, and potatoes. Then we headed back to the hostel to prepare for Spanish class. At class, we broke out with our teachers and continued working on increasing our knowledge of the language. Many of us played games like Scrabble, memory and matching to keep the learning fun.
We ended the night by separating into a few groups. One group went out for burgers while a group of us went to the market to get some ingredients for a homemade pasta dinner. I was in charge of the sauce, Jenny made a killer guacamole, Shayla made delicious garlic bread and Matilda did a great job with the pasta! After dinner we socialized with a few newcomers to the hostel and just enjoyed each other’s company.
1/C Victoria Boss
