(Cody FINALLY gets his bananas!)
One of the reasons I (Cody) came to Nicaragua finally happened. As you can see, I am holding two bunches of bananas. This was one of the small highlights of today. I came for the bananas, but I'm staying for the kids. Today we celebrated Dia de Los Ninos (children's day) at the primary school. The classes had competitions where the boys would compete against other boys and girls against other girls in sack races, balloon race and popping them by sitting on them, and carrying a lime in a spoon while you run(with your mouth). It is really funny to see the kids get excited in their gym. The students cheer so loud you think you are at a professional soccer game.
(We strike a pose as we ride in the back of the truck)
(One of the most beautiful views in Nicaragua!)
Yesterday, we got to help teach the students english in all the classes. Its a lot of fun, i have sung "head shoulders knees and toes" more in the last 2 days then i have in my whole life. I sing myself to sleep with it now. That and the awesome song Bryan and I made. We will probably be laying the track down, making a record. It'll go triple platinum. We have also been taking pictures of all the students one by one. So that New Hope Childrens Foundation can raise a little money. These kids have bigger smiles then i have ever seen. I want to take the kids home with me half the time. They are awesome and nice, even though i can barely talk with them.
(Courtney prepare for flight!)
(Some students take down a pinata for Children's Day)
We have been playing a lot of sports with the kids. They are really good at soccer. Most of the time they can school all of us. But they like us to play on their team because we are tall and they think that will help. We also get to play a lot of fun games like red rover (perro rojo) with the kids. They love that game. We have gotten to play volleyball with the adults that live here. Everyone is really nice. A big change to be around all happiness and fun. I don't think I've heard a single mean thing said since I've been here.
(Ashley and Katie pass out beanie babies to the students)
(In the gym, about to give out the beanie babies)
We got to go to this mountain a couple hours ago. We did our best to try to capture the picture with our cameras, but the pictures don't truly do the view justice. Their are so many beautiful greens all around each other. The camera can't see how awesome it is. I hope everyone gets a chance to see this kind of beauty sometime in their life.
(Ashley- teaching English)
(Here Katie is just "blending in")
(Perro Rojo.... or Red Rover)
3 comments:
So proud of you guys for the blessing you are being to the children there. Live up every moment of it, because it flies by!
Lacy
Bananas??? ha
I LOVE DIA DE LOS NINOS. I bet that was amazing to be a part of! Everything looks amazing, and I can't imagine how awesome it feels to be such a blessing to those kids!
--Danica
I see this is from 2009. I sure hope you guys have grown since then and now understand how offensive your blog and your pictures are. If you still don't get what I am saying please read this:
http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2009/07/travel-to-exotic-locations-meet.html
"In these photographs, children are exploited to build social capital."
And this Ted Talk will probably help too.
http://www.npr.org/2013/10/18/235782155/is-there-a-right-and-a-wrong-way-to-help-someone
BTW I was born and raised in Costa Rica, so you don't need to explain how much American help Central Americans need! I know what our social and political problems are, but people like you are part of those problems rather than the solution.
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