On Thursday morning we ate breakfast at the Lodge again. There were eggs and pancakes like usual and left the camp at 9:00am to continue the service at the School. At the school we ate popsicles with the entire school that Davis provided and then finished our last day on the project. When we were done, we took a photo with the entire school on the bleachers that we made. After the Chilamate teachers thanked us for our work, Chuck and Zack said a few words about our experience working at the school. After leaving the school we went to the families’ homes for one last lunch to learn more about the Costa Rican people. We all brought gifts for the families like soccer balls, frisbees, soaps, and SF souvenirs. When we got back to camp we had 15 minutes to change for the “Adventure Race.” The race began with a masking tape challenge where we were taped together and we had to get to Randall without breaking the tape. Once we reached him, we drew from the bag to see what station we went to first. We all started quickly and spread out through the camp with maps and water in hand. Three of the five challenges were in houses and the other two were in the camp. The challenges included:
Salsa dancing at the lodge
· Flipping a raft in the river
· Making a tortilla with Digna
· Milking a cow at Uvania’s house
· Having a conversation in Spanish with Lorena
It was not exactly a typical because sticking together as a team was more important than speed and there was plenty of time to finish. We were put into groups of four and told to complete several tasks in the area. We all had a specific role- either the navigator, the safety person, the person in charge of making sure we all drank enough water, and the team captain. It was a lot of fun. When we finished, we got to have free time to shower, relax, read or play foosball. Then we went to dinner at 6:30- delicioso! After dinner, we had a surprise celebration. Randall told us he had something important to talk to us about. We walked back to the classroom, and they surprised us with cake and a piñata to celebrate Eli’s 13th birthday today. Randall and Aidan (Davis & Megans’s son) did a slim* breakdancing performance, which ended with Randall dabbing. With this, one of our major group goals was met! Eli broke open the piñata and we all dove in for the candy. Pura Vida!
Bloggers: Michael y Preston *See day 1 blog for explanation of "slim"
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