A relaxing Sunday

Yesterday, we had a laid back day. After two weeks in Costa Rican and a busy schedule, we decided to have a sleep in day and brunch. The boys really like the idea of waking up late and have brunch at 11:30 PM. After we ate, we had time to take nap for a couple hours in order to be fresh and ready to go to watch the soccer game between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  We left at 3:00 PM and got in the mall around 4:15 PM where they completed a Spanish task of comparing and contrasting the mall in the US. and Costa Rica.  As soon as they got back from exploring the mall, we drove to Aji Limon to have dinner where we watch the soccer game. They enjoyed the food at AJi Limon as well as the soccer game. We watched the first half of the game and later drove back to Quinta Siempre Joven. The day ended at the Quinta where they played ping pong and socialized in the patio of the house.

Today,

We went to the Liceo to do community service. We cleaned several classrooms and the green areas of the Liceo.  The boys did a good job in cleaning the windows as well as picking up the leaves. It was very tough for the students to understand the dirtiness of the windows in each classroom, but I told them that the students of the Liceo appreciated the job that we are doing for them. In addition, I talked to them about our attitude in this matter at Woodberry when we make a mess and do not clean anything, so I hope that they will take note about keeping Woodberry in a good shape.  After community service, we came back to the Quinta where we had lunch, and classes in the afternoon. In this regard, I see a lot of progress in their language skills, which is very encouraging because too many people speak English in Costa Rica. We will finish the day at the soccer center where the students will play soccer against the locals, I hope that we will do well.














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