After a long day of work yesterday, I finally got used to the sleep schedule of the Costa Ricans. I went to sleep about 8pm and woke up around 5am and went outside. The sun was barely coming through the valleys of the mountains. I was greeted by a horse who was penned nearby and a couple adorable dogs! Perhaps they were hoping for some food.. After greeting a local in Spanish, with what little I knew, I noticed the mosquitoes and flies were exceptionally active and decided to go inside. I then spent the quiet morning reading the book of Ephesians from my ESV bible. About 6:10 I went outside again for some group yoga that started around 6:15. Half of us showed up and the view was awesome! Matt B. led us in some basic moves and luckely the bugs were mostly gone by then. Breakfast came around 6:45am by our amazing host families and it was off to work by 7:30.
Today was a really easy day working on the trout filter system. We cut and glued PVC pipes, tanks and whatnot as our design took further form! The work day was over rather quickly sense today was just a half day. After lunch we went to a local swimming area with some of the Young Dreamers. Normally we travel by standing in the back of a pickup with railing overhead to hold onto! We continued to travel to the swimming area like that as we packed about 4 or 5 of the Young Dreamers into this ~20 square foot space with us. That's about 16 or 17 people! and I think I overheard jokes ranging from a mosh pit to being sardines. Lets not forget how bumpy the dirt road is.
The Swimming area was beautiful, many locals were coming and going with us to this little spot. There was a waterfall and next to it a ledge about 25 feet up that many of us jumped from! It was very relaxing after a day in the dirt and heat.
After a while there, it was off to more sweat and heat as we made our way to the futbol field. Just like we figured, the locals played circles around us in soccer. We managed to hold our own, but we were exhausted! Later, we gave our gifts and salutations to the Young Dreamers. Our guide, David, led us in some personal and group reflections about this immersion experience. It kinda felt like group therapy as I connected with the honestly and community of our team. For me, it can be bonding, or in painful moments, isolating, when I hear how other people deal with social connection. You'll have to ask us in person how the rest went.
Mattyahu
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