Hey there!
Sorry that I didn't update this morning- our internet connection was very low.
We had a great day yesterday, visiting two schools. One was a special needs school. The children there were precious and made us laugh with their joyous spirits. If you know Amy Ezell be sure and ask her want she learned about the differences between American Sign Language and Nicaraguan sign language! : )
In the afternoon we travelled out into the country to a Catholic girls' school. The children were sitting in chairs outside waiting for us to arrive and clapped for us as we got off the bus. Then they presented a song to us. They loved our VBS and also the hair ribbons that we passed out to them. Their favorite color was white because it matched their school uniform. While we were there, we met an American who is serving in the Peace Corps. He was very happy to see other Americans and I hope we were a bright spot in his day.
In the evening, we presented all of the El Ayudante children with personalized pillowcases, which they loved. Then we had time to just play with them! They are so fun and I can't guarantee that one or two of them didn't sneak into our suitcases for the ride home. Unfortunately though, we did have to say our goodbyes to them. Always a sad thing but hopefully we will see them again soon!
Today we packed up and left El Ayudante. We went to Managua and most of the team (excluding myself) went on a zipline over a volcanic lagoon. Don't worry, it's not as scary as it sounds. I've done it twice and just decided to pass this time- I was the videographer. Strother and Ty both rode upside down on the zipline part of the time and a lot of the team went superman style. They had a blast. After a trip to a food court we headed to the market to buy souveniers.
We are now settled into our hotel (just 5 minutes from the airport) and relaxing. We will have a time of debriefing this evening and will eat dinner in the hotel.
We are headed home bright and early tomorrow- even though everyone is sad to leave this place, I think most are ready to be home with you all! Our plane in Panama City lands at 4:57pm in case those of you picking us up were wondering.
This will be the last update. I hope you have enjoyed hearing about our trip and that you will continue to ask the team about their experiences once we are home. It has been a joy to share it with you and I open some of you will be with me on the next trip we take!
Blessings, Katie and the Nicaragua team
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