"No Title; Just a Great Day!"

6-24-10-- Thursday

Well as I told you before, we were to have a field day at the school on Thursday. Well, Thursday was also Dia del Maestro, a national celebration. So, in the morning the school had a celebration with a flag presentation, the national anthem, and special presentations for the teachers. I was honored and they presented me with a shirt signed by everyone in the school---so sweet and what a memory to hold on to! Well after the festivities, we went to the cancha. There were three teams: Cherokee, Apache, and Navajo---the kids loved that, especially the cheering competition. We played some normal relay games and such, but the highlight of the day was the water balloons. I gave out balloons at the end and one word describes it--pandemonium..The teachers may not admit it, but I think they liked the balloons as much or even more than the kids! They were breaking balloons over the other teacher's heads and having a great time. I guess some of the kids brought balloons because more balloons kept coming out even though we had used all the ones I brought....Well, it was such a great time. I'll never forget it!

From there, I went to the Manna feeding program but couldn't stay for long because I was going with the kids and nannies from the children's home to Panajachel to celebrate Jose Pablo's (Colocho) birthday. What a great time we had there! Those will also be precious memories that I will never forget! We played around on the beach of Lake Atitlan and enjoyed some cake afterwards---which leads me to one funny story to share. We were playing in the water and I looked up and a dog was in our things that we brought with us. I ran over there to find he was eating the cake! Well, he only got a part of it and we cut the part off and enjoyed the rest! Can't let a dog ruin a birthday celebration!

My time here at Eagle's Nest is nearing an end. I've loved every minute of it! Made some great memories and friends here at this place. Until next time,

Jay

The pictures :Dia del Maestro, Manna, Jose Pablo, Lake Atitlan