Trabajamos Mucho! (Monday, April 6th )

For those of you out there who prayed for warmer weather at night, it worked! It wasnt nearly as cold last night as the previous night. Today was an awesome chance to be servant leaders, which we did not take lightly. Everyone in the group worked extremely hard, which will lead to a great night of sleep tonight! For the work projects, we split up into two groups. Some people in the first group sanded down some picnic tables & painted them w/ primer. We all felt a bit like the Karate Kid, and expect our biceps to be ginormous in the morning! The second part of that group painted the fence posts with recycled oil. The second group went up into the forrest to tidy up a bit, raking leaves, and picking up trash. After lunch, the groups swtiched so that everyone could experience each work project. The work lasted us all day long, and the groups even came back together at the end to continue cleaning the forrest. You should have seen the pile of leaves when we were finished!

A river hike for some and a good dinner concluded our day of hard work. Being such a tough day, there was only really one thing left to do to finish off the night...DANCE PARTY! Some of the camp staff came over to teach us some moves. The Salsa, Marange, and Cubmia we just some of latin dances we learned. Of course, we were able to show them some moves as well (Cupid Shuffle, 2 Step, Walk It Out, etc.)

We have been very blessed to have an AWESOME group! Coming in to this trip, only roughly half the group knew each other. However, we feel as if we have know each other forever! The group dymanic is phenomenal, and everyone fits right in. Some of the best times we have had thus far is just laughing with each and enjoying each others company.

Tomorrow is a big day! We will go into the big city of San Jose where we will work at the only YMCA in the country. This is very exciting, as it gives us yet more insight and experience working in the different parts of Costa Rica.

Hasta Luego!