Day 5 - San Mateo and Sunset Sails

Today was our last day at Holy Cross, which created a huge mix of feelings. It started off with our normal walk down there. When I got there, it was playtime for the preschoolers. After that, I worked with Ms. Jamira to co-teach a lesson on Good Touch and Bad Touch. I read aloud a picture book called "Your Body Belongs To You" and then Ms. Jamira talked about the different parts that boys and girls have that shouldn't be touched. Afterwards, the kids colored some pictures. Nothing graphic, of course, just pictures.



After this, Ms. Jamira's helper, Shandy, and I took the kids outside to play. We played duck, duck, goose for a while, then let them play soccer, and then had them dig in the sand. Every time one of my students found a shell, they would give it to me. This was my favorite part and just wait until I tell you what I did with it. I also got a picture with all my kids and they all signed a card for me. :)

We finished school at lunch today because we had another mission, visit San Mateo. San Mateo is one of the poorest villages in the entire country. It was SUCH an eye opening experience. I loved it. It was such a beautiful place to me, even though just looking at the surface, you may not believe it. I thought it was so beautiful and everyone was so happy, despite their living conditions. A very nice woman let us go inside her home and she was so proud of it. It was amazing. We even walked across the "London bridges" which were just wooden boards across the lagoon, since there aren't many streets. It was slightly scary walking across that and then you think about some people walking that every day. Overall, an awesome experience. I learned a ton. Then we came back to the hotel and I talked to a street vendor outside and she took my shells from my kids and threaded them into a necklace. It is soo beautiful. There are 19 shells and I had 19 kids. :) By far, my favorite souvenir. At 4, we took off on a sunset sail. This was so awesome. I loved it, so relaxed just chatting with everyone. This was my first time ever sailing and I can't wait to do it again. So so great. I just love everything about this vacation. :)