Excellent Day!!!

This was a great day. I think the kids actually enjoyed it more than the zipline adventure. It is 5pm anWd we just got back to the hotel. The rain has just begun and the service project went great. When we arrived the local kids were waiting for us and boy were they happy to see us. I told the Oak Hall kids that we would have to do our part of playing with the kids and from the time we arrived to the time we left it was nothing but laughs and smiles. We did everything from duck duck goose to a soccer game of USA vs CR. The local kids even put on some dancing shows for us with some local music.

There was one kid they called the pretzel and he said he wanted to show everyone how flexible he was and then Chase picked him up which as you can see made for a great picture. We then got to work on the project buidling the recycle bins for the school. It was a great success and we gave a little talk to the kids on the importance of doing recycling. I have to say Taylor was quite the MVP when it comes to the hammer. She wacked in a nail like every three hits. Kate made for the blooper of the day when she was in a paint war with of the kids and she fell over the side walk. Everyone held their breathe but were all happy to see her get up laughing. We also did sack races which in a foto finish Celeste beat the school champion. I also have to give Polly the picture of the day as she played duck duck goose with 10 kids by herself for about an hour.

Her Spanish is getting good. So far the highlights of the trip from what Ive gathered has been the rafting and visiting the kids. We leave for the beach in the morning but we will be visiting the beautiful waterfall of La Fortuna first. This is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country as you will see when I send the pics. Well thanks again for sending all the kids as I know the small school in the village today was extemely happy to have the visit. All the kids stayed 4 hours after school. This was only the second group that has ever visited the school and the principal told me how excited she was to see how much the Oak Hall kids interacted with the kids of the school. The local and rural activities are almost always a must for student trips but if you are interested in making this part of your Costa Rica Family Adventure we can make it happen.