This was one of the most intense days ever. We not only did the service project but we then played one of the best soccer games ever. The soccer field was filled with water and it rained for all two hours we were playing. It was by far the most fun game Ive played in the village. Everyone was filled with mud from start to finish. We literally were sliding, falling, and laughing for the whole game. I had some of the village mom's tell me this was the first time they ever played soccer in the mud like this. We actually at first thought about canceling the game and then it got started and nobody wanted to stop.
After the soccer game we went back to our homestays to shower up and I even took a nap because in the evening the village put on an amazing party for us. When we arrived to the venue where they had the party prepared for us they performed local dance for the first part. Then we had a great meal of some more local food. After the meal the dancing began. It was a perfect match of the ages of kids and everyone I mean everyone danced till 10:45pm.
During a Costa Rica vacation we can arrange for family groups to visit the village and experience this culutre event also. I tried and end the party around 10pm telling everyone it was time to go and the locals asked me if we could stay 30 minutes more because the kids were having so much fun. So we put the salsa music back on and made for a record night of partying with the locals. Dont worry I know everyone will be tired today but when the water in the river hits them they will be wide awake. Hope everyone has a good day and stay tuned will post later!
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