Day 2
Hi guys!
Day two of our trip is now complete! We started off the day with a refreshing wake up call at 6:45! Luckily, there was no tarantulas found this morning, but unfortunately there was a scorpion. The breakfast was delicious, as all meals have been, and it was some fruits, biscuits, meats, and eggs. Then, we walked down the street to the Maya Center school for our first day of work on our service project. We are part of a larger effort to build a better playground, so a seesaw has already been built, which the kids love. We will be contributing a swing set to their playground, which we hope they will love equally as much. We got off to a slow start in the intense heat because the lumber was delayed getting to the work site, so we occupied ourselves with several games of mafia and murderer. As some people got busy digging three holes in the ground for the structures to be placed, the wood arrived and the work start picking up. The diggers switched off and everyone got a chance to dig. Before we knew it, the children who were busy taking exams, came out for break. They were extremely cute, happy, and excited for company. We played with them on the seesaws and had a game if duck duck goose which they were very enthusiastic about. When it was time for them to go back to their classes, we went back to work. We finished the three holes and sanded some of the wooden beams for the structure. When we were done with that for the day, we went back to Nuuk Cheil lodge, which is the complex where we're staying. There we were served a delicious lunch buffet, followed by an hour of down time. Then we walked down the street again to the Maya Center Museum. There, we learned about the tools used in a traditional Mayan house and we made corn tortillas. Then we came back to the complex for some downtime before going to the first host family dinner. More on that later!
Lexie & Jackson
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