So much to say. . .

So since the last post some of the highlights have included:



Visiting the Brazil Secondary School

Asa Wright Birdwatching tour

21st Century Steel Pan Festival

Attending Mama Gloria's church

Getting freshly made delicious yogurt

A long Hike through the forest that ended in a natural pool with a waterfall

Turtle Watching



Below you will find pictures of our visit to Brazil School where they put on a performance for us of steel pan music and soca dancing. They treated us like royalty! They had a feast of traditional foods including curry chicken and roti. They also let us taste all kinds of fruits. Some sweet and some very sour. (You should have seen Gustavo's face when he tasted that one!). For the kids who eat Sour Patch Kids, this fruit was just fine. The kids loved meeting other students their age and by the end of the day they were all talking about "friending"each other on facebook. Some things are the same with kids no matter what country you go to!



The scariest part of the weekend was the tour of Asa Wright Nature Center. We went looking for birds but found a snake instead. The snake was a Pit Viper. It was curled up on the side of the path. The staff of Asa Wright made sure we were safe, but it was quite scary for me. Some of the kids, of course, thought it was really cool. Below you will find a video (I hope if the technology works) of Jamilah eating a termite. I had one too and it tasted just like....carrots. I bet you thought I was going to say chicken!



Below is a picture of us all dressed up for the 21st Century Steel Pan Festival. It was a wonderful cultural experience especially because the bands were playing music that we all recognized quite well including my favorite song,"I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas.



Finally the last picture is of one of the kids in a waterfall. Oh . . .the life. Except for the mosquitos. We are having tons of fun and getting the opportunity to see this country while servicing. What could be better.



-toni