LA PLAYA

Today we began with breakfast at the campo of eggs, fruit, fried salami, and hot chocolate. Then we split into three separate groups to paint houses for people in the community. My group began by painting the house of my host, Senalis. He was very grateful for our help. The entire time, he offered us the only snacks and drinks that he had. We then painted another house, and the other two groups did as well.

We all met back up at the big house at around one for lunch: pasta salad, rice, fruit, salad, avocado, and juice made from the berries we picked yesterday. After lunch, we changed and went to the beach. The water was very warm and the views were impeccable. We hung out with the locals at the beach, and a young boy was burying Graham and me in the sand and put a crab on our feet. Before leaving the beach, we played a capture-the-flag game. We are now back at the big house preparing for dinner and the fiesta tonight.