Yesterday began as the other days with our host family had: a great traditional breakfast and a nice walk to the work site. As we arrived at the school, we continued to work on improving the school. Those of us that painted the playground rushed to fill in our designs and the backgrounds in an effort to make the area more vibrant than before. The fact that we chose tropical, playful colors certainly helped with that. As the end of the morning rolled in, and the members of the community and children began to play on the recently dried playground, we found that we had leftover paint. We used that to paint everything we could, even rocks, making the school the place we had planned and imagined it to be.
Nearly exhausted from working in the heat for the morning, we found we were surrounded by the community to celebrate our achievement. Many of the villagers brought food, including cake and other things. The teacher of the school thanked us for what we had done, and we returned the thanks for letting us do so. The celebrations continued with dancing and a piñata for the kids.
Afterwards we headed towards a swimming spot in the river we had not previously visited. The water was a nice refresher for the long walks and humid weather. Later, we were given a chance to reflect on our trip as it came to a close; last night was the last night with our other families.
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