Day 9: fun day!!!!

Hey guys, welcome back to our channel! It’s your new leaders of the day, Cheyaani, Isyss, and Jeeya, back with another blog; we are super excited to tell you all about the fun we had today!

Today we got to sleep in until 8 AM (yay!!). We had a yummy breakfast of pancakes, oatmeal, and a mix of strawberry and pineapple juice. We spent the day splashing in the waters of Lago Dorado. Everyone dipped into the giant pool with a matching giant slide for the first two hours; playing either volleyball or soccer or simply chatting it up in the deep end. Once the slide opened up, we all gathered to take turns going down the tobogán (slide) until lunch!

For lunch, we had the option of chicken fingers, fish fingers, hamburgers, and pasta paired with either a nice cold Coke or a bottle of water. This was the first meal that came with a dessert: flan! It was delicious!

After lunch, we had new options of either biking or a ride on a swan-shaped paddleboat. Some of us just went back into the giant pool to splash some more. The bikes and boats were four-seaters. Akasha, Avery, Camellia, and Krystal almost crashed twice! Should’ve gotten a video! Cynthia, Harpreet, Nancy, and Safat had trouble steering the bikes and nearly fell into the paddleboat lake! Thank goodness for Safat saving the day!

Eden, Jeeya, Niko, Oscar, Piper, and Xavier had so much trouble that they ended up stuck at the edge of the lake! One of our lovely students jumped out and pulled them both to shore—thank you, Eden!

After sitting in the hot sun to dry up, we wrapped up the day with a group photo and headed home.

As a reward for having so much fun, our GGLs gave us three hours of free time to shop around Chitré. There was a small pop-up artisan market where we were all able to buy super cool trinkets and souvenirs! There was even a cute little dog and a singing contest amongst kids (gritos y salomas). Having the opportunity to be leaders of the day gave us a glimpse into how our GGLs work every single day of this trip. We learned how to take control, set the schedule, keep others on the right track, and encourage everyone to have an amazing time! While writing this very blog, the three of us witnessed a wedding at the nearby church! There was an explosion of fireworks! Okay bye guys don’t miss us too much! We’ll be home soon!

Big love, Cheyaani, Isyss, and Jeeya.