Our third day in Monteverde was filled with work. We broke up into three groups and went to it right away. Trini and her group painted roof material for our bathroom. Meanwhile, another group of four students spent over two hours filling bags with dirt and rocks. My group spent the morning digging two enormous holes for the bathrooms.
After lunch, our students joined the CEC kids and some staff for soccer, and it will surely happen again before we leave. Our students are always impressed with the skill of the youngsters. They love it.
In the afternoon the other two groups did some different things, swapping jobs. My group wanted to finish the holes, and we did. They ended up as required - two meters deep and one meter wide. Digging out a hole from six feet under is quite the experience. And getting out of the hole can be quite a challenge.
After school we took off for the town. We spent a couple hours shopping and eating before heading to our dinner at a fine Italian restaurant. We were also joined by many of the CEC staff. We had great food and a great time. The rest of the night was spent with host families.
The landline phones didn't work across the entire town. There were no credit card transactions available while we shopped, and it was difficult to communicate and do such simple tasks as order a taxi. There was also no internet when I arrived home, explaining the delay in the posting of this entry. More photos from yesterday still need to be uploaded - and that will happen later today. One more thing - apologies for the fact that pictures from work are skewed toward my group. We were far from the others and separated most of the day.
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