Day 7: We're All in This Together!

Hola everyone, this is Emily! Today we woke up at around 6:30am, and then had breakfast with a beautiful view at 7:30. After breakfast, at around 8:40, we got on the bus and went on a short ride to a bus station. Our mission of the day was to fix it up, and protect it from the notorious rain. Essentially, we cleaned the whole station, painted it, cut pieces of wood, and attached them to the sides.






We managed to finish almost all of the bus station, but before we could do the final touches, it was lunch time! For lunch we went into the community, and were able to prepare our own meal with some mothers from the community. Even though I cut myself when slicing some herbs, the end result was delicious!


After eating and some rest time, where I took a short cat nap, we went back to the bus station and finished the last pieces. 


Once we completed our mission, we headed back to the hotel and took a much needed rest. Then at 5:45, we headed back out and stopped at a little shop where everything was handmade in the community. After that, we went back to the same place we had lunch. There, we were able to see beautiful performances put on by the people of the community. We tried to perform something for them as well, and ended up singing Hey Soul Sister and dancing to Cotton Eye Joe. They even prepared more delicious food for us for dinner! Finally we ended the night by dancing all together, and getting really sweaty!

Come back tomorrow for our off-grid adventures..


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