Heyo readers! This was the first day of service and my students were thrilled to finally get out and start working on our house and meet with the families to play with kids. We split the group up: one group did floor concreting and painting while the other group meet with families to play with their kids, and each group got to do what the other group did later in the day. Since my group was the group who did flooring and painting, the photos are only of half my students. The guy to the right of me was around my age and was the the manager of the Nicaraguan construction crew. After we both realized we liked manga, anime, video games, etc., we hit it off and aimed to hang out sometime before we left the country. It was tough work, but very fun! Evan, (the guy pictured in the middle) attended Aquinas College from 2000-2004, moved to Nicaragua, and had been living there for over ten years. He met our group for dinner and gave our group much context on Nicaraguan poverty, culture, and his organization The Pulsera Project, which helps students and teachers with abroad endeavors. It was great meeting and talking with, and more info on his program can be found here.
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