Today in Guatemala, we woke up next to familiar faces ready to start the day. For breakfast this morning, we had delicious cheese omelets with red peppers, pancakes, beans, and hibiscus-pineapple juice. We ate fast and got ready for the day and refilled our empty water bottles. Then at 8:00, we went to the school to start building the very, very, very impressive eco stoves that will cook countless meals for the good of the community and children alike.
We started by helping to lay the anchoring foundation of the stoves. We did so by removing the gray, quadrilateral cinderblocks that lay in the semi smokey, fully joyful kitchen infested with slobbery dogs that tried to give us many kisses. After, we removed a pesky pile of dry dirt. We shoveled the rubble into nice-looking, red and green wheelbarrows. Then from the clouds above came a man whose name is not remembered at the present; however this man was an expert on all things involving concrete. He has worked in this field for a whopping 10 years, which would be pretty old for a goldfish. He mastered the art of mixing concrete into little volcanoes and creating masterpieces out of concrete. After laboring for many tireless hours we met an amigo with a green dinosaur outfit that we were all jealous of. He taught us the art of running around and having fun. He taught us a valuable lesson on how to enjoy each other’s company despite our language barrier.
Once we finished up all the day’s work we hopped on the baller bus with retired formula-one racer Giovanni, who was the best driver ever. Giovanni got us home at a record pace so we could freshen up before having our epic pottery lesson with Mama Clara. Mama Clara taught us the process of making pottery out of only rocks. Suddenly a miniature monsoon consumed the hillside which Mama Clara called home. On our journey back to the compound, we gazed out my window and watched the mountains go by. The mountains were so peaceful that we could not stay awake as we all drifted off to sleep. We arrived at the compound at 4:56 pm and had a good old-fashioned game of handball right before our eventful night of masterful crafting of the tortilla. We were taught how to make tortillas and the process of doing so. We had fun creating the tortillas and even tossed them around at times. They weren’t the most perfect tortillas ever, but they were certainly delicious.
After, we ran upstairs to eat our long-awaited dinner. We ate barbeque chicken with delicious, name-un-remembered, juice and yellow rice. Once dinner was gone, we met a new amigo named Sau (saw-OO). Sau lived for the game of fútbol. He was very interested in the NBA and thinks that Lional Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo. Sau thought my (Landon) Spanish was pretty good and gave me an approving thumbs up when I asked him about my talents. Ultimately, today was an exciting day filled with laughs and new found skills which will help us in our everyday lives.
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