Day 2

Hola chicos y chicas! 

Its Mikaylalita and Carlalita aqui! 

Let’s start from the top. This morning, we woke up to a cockroach in our room. We fought tooth and nail trying to slay the roach. After a few minutes of screeching from Mikayla, we had a yummy of breakfast of fruit, eggs, ham bacon, and beans! Chef’s kiss. Then, we went off to our first destination of many, which was San Juan de Oriente, the town known for pottery. Senor potter gave us a professional demonstration in his home, then he brought up two newbs to try in front of the team. Safe to say, they failed miserably and are banned from pottery town. For legal reasons, this is a joke. After the demos, we went up to the store in his home which was full of beautiful authentic art. Some of us had the privilege to buy some bowls and cups. 

Next, we went ziplining over a volcano. Have no fear folks, the volcano was not active… we think. Anyways, we were able to enjoy ziplining without much mist (aka Secada pee). Some highlights were performing tricks with the guides such as Superchica y Superchico and hanging upside down. Another highlight was when Ryan had an oopsie when he was trying to scare Mikaylalita on the bridge. It backfired horribly, and his pulley plummeted down the volcano, into the depts of the dirt (poor precious, loving, sweet Ryan, as Matthew would say!). This meant he had to zipline down the rest of the way with a calm, cool, and collected guide, making our wait 6-7 minutes longer (teehee). 

Following our ziplining adventure, we thanked our dear Nicaraguan ziplining friends and headed off to Tip-Top, Nicaraguan KFC, for lunch! It was muy delicioso! Then, we took a side quest to the city of Granada where we visited souvenir shops (stay tuned for your gifts <3) and toured Lake Granada, learning some history about the islands and many wealthy coffee entrepreneurs and presidents that own houses on the islands. Fun fact: did you know that the 375 islands on the lake are from pieces of the volcano that erupted?! Wow, so fascinating. Gracias, Profe Saul! Also, we saw some really twanty (cool) creatures. Monos (monkeys) were in the trees on their own island and crocodiles were lurking into the swampy water, that we fortunately did not go too close to! Our boat guide had W rizz in our opinion while effortlessly reaching for a fresh island flower and gifted it to Evan. He felt bonita, we’re sure. 

After many amazing photoshoots of the scenery, we went back to the dock on the beach, scurried onto the air-conditioned bus, and zoomed off into the distance towards Atomic Pizza, which really blew us away indeed! Before we enjoyed our out-of-this-world pizza, we played Never Have I Ever, and yours truly (Carlalita) won! Once we finished our yummy-in-our-tummy food, we hopped onto our now-party-bus, where we sang songs from Encanto and Let It Go. It was a time of bonding and companionship with our team. We finished our day with team time, singing Way Maker en espagnole (it was a little rusty, but we’ll get better), Spanish lessons, debriefing the day, and preparing for tomorrow! The team had such a long, yet exuberant day. Thank you for your comments and prayers. Don’t forget to sign your comment with a recognizable name, and a last name if you’re feeling fancy! We miss you all so much, but we don’t miss your weather! Just FYI, the temperature today was 30 degrees, light breeze just flowing gracefully through our hair, and our sunglasses were merely accessory. Don’t fret, we wore sunscreen and drank tons of agua.

Signing off, Mikaylalita and Carlalita!

Special shoutouts: Amanya says “hi Shota.” And we hope the El Salvador team arrived safely and are getting comfortable. 

Miss and love you all!