When we arrived this morning, we headed into the classrooms in groups to watch project presentations. The younger students (grades Pre-K through 4) were presenting, and others from those grades as well as kids from the rest of the school came to watch. It was quite a show, actually, and there are some pictures of their projects.
Afterwards, the girls joined Milton on the trails to rake again. They may not have been thrilled to be raking for the third or fourth time, but the trails needed to be clear for Sunday's run through the forest. Meanwhile, Trini and the boys and I hit up the bathroom in the woods. We mixed concrete by hand and delivered it to the bathroom area, leveling it off and getting it ready to become the floor. Unfortunately, the school didn't even have all the materials necessary to complete the bathroom yet, so we would never have had the chance to get the project done this week, no matter how much time we devoted to it.
We then hit the famous strangler fig tree, which is a five minute walk from the school. See the pictures.
Our last couple hours at the school were spent celebrating. Many of the families joined forces to prepare a huge meal for us, and we enjoyed the food with our hosts. Everyone was able to say thank you, and each Mercersburg representative had the chance to say a few words. Trini finished by presenting the school with a check for $3900, representing the proceeds from the exam baskets sold over the last two years. The school administrators were ecstatic, including Sarah Burbank '95, with whom we had a great time talking and sharing experiences. A couple pictures are included below, showing Courtney and James with their host brothers. These youngsters and others had quite a tough time saying goodbye.
We then set off for La Fortuna - a ride that would take three hours. We arrived safely and happily at our hotel, ate dinner, and are now enjoying some relaxing time while the rain falls outside.
Tomorrow morning we leave at 7:30am for our raft safari. Later on, we will enjoy a buffet dinner and a night in the hot springs. It should be an exciting day.
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