During our reflection time today, we focused strongly on what moments of the trip that we are grateful for. We discussed smell, sight, taste, and sounds of the day that stood out to us. We discussed that liminal space is the in between moments that help create new life. Many of the others shared moments with the kids that they felt connection with. We are super grateful for how our group in Cerro Punta has become so connected and close throughout the week. We have shared countless laughs after our trips to the coffee shop – probably because of the amount of sugar and caffeine in the daily Frappuccino’s. Our group has got very comfortable making jokes and spending time together while running our summer camps.

Today, some of our students began the day with a morning walk at 7am to watch the beautiful fog above the mountains. Then, we began our typical daily schedule of meeting at 8:30 am to prepare our activities. The theme of the day is arts and crafts, so we set up a bunch of activities at the community center for the kids to participate in. Once the kids arrived, we started our day with a walk to the school to play some warmup games since the weather was gorgeous.  We then began to play games like Policia y Ladrones (cops and robbers) and Chain Tag. After getting our wiggles out, we headed back to get Oreos and juice boxes and begin our crafts. We had a bracelet making station and we all made CP (Cerro Punta) bracelets. We picked flowers for a “flower and sticker” station. We tried doing bubble painting, but it didn’t work out because the pages kept getting wet. After lunch we all played on this fake bus outside of the center. We went to many imaginary places and countries like the United States, Brazil, and Costa Rica. The kids loved it. After pickup, we began our Tamale making classes. Since we were making a lot, we had students working at many different stations. We had some students responsible for grinding the corn, and others responsible for de-boning the chicken. Finally, we all joined together to fold and wrap them in tinfoil for cooking. While people were working, most everyone including Esteban, Jorge, and Ry Ry got their hair braided. Then we all went downstairs to the couches for reflection time.

Vamos a la Café y hasta luego!