The ONE Project - Tuesday
So day three was pretty sweet. We had the earliest breakfast of the week. It was at like seven, which was way too early. We went to a village for our work project. We were told that we were going to be cleaning up a basketball court, painting a bathroom, and mowing a baseball diamond. It was cool to go to the village where the kids were super friendly and helpful. It was funny, the kids were so much stronger than us and they were very willing to take the tools from our hands and show us what to do. Some of the older kids and the adults knew a little English, but most kids didn’t. I helped with the basketball court before lunch and once done with that, I sadly had to sit down because of me being allergic to grass. The people of our group had a bunch of kids playing with us. Deena arm-wrestled the boys. Some of us played like clapping games with the kids. Some highlights of the day would be… Cory stepping in fresh cow poop, one lil boy brought out a coconut and wanted it cut and Steph tried to cut it with a machette. I couldn’t and a thirteen year old girl showed her up by cutting it in one swing. Deena put her arms behind her back and all the kids trying to copy it. All and all it was an awesome day, ending with devotions at the beach at sunset. It was awesome. The children were unforgettable, and amazing and adorable. The one girl that was eight was counting with me in Spanish then English and I taught her eleven and twelve. It wa so awesome. Saying good bye to the village was hard. The kids loved to hug us all and the kids loved to take pictures and look at them. There was a naked baby running around, so cute and Uno with the kids was funny. It started with most of the team playing and a few kids. It ended with only the kids playing and yelling out Spanish colors and numbers. I pretty much love it down here, so I’m going to stay. Not really but I want to!-Amanda
