I have only been here for three days but I feel like it has been a month. It has been a great way to start off the trip. Friday I went to the end of year presentation for one of my host family’s daughter. She goes to an all girls Catholic school and the girls all dressed up as animals to sing and dance for their parents. It was adorable and nice to spend some time with the family. Friday night we had a family dinner and we all helped cook delicious food. We made a dish that was made with green plantains and mahi mahi and it was yummy. We all talked, laughed and danced while we cooked and ate all together. It was a lot of fun to get to know everyone a little bit more. Afterwards, the volunteers all went out to Gringolandia to a couple of clubs and danced the night away. Yesterday we recovered from the night before and had a low-key day until we got ready to go out for the night.
We went first to this place that reminded me of the Leaky Cauldron to meet up with some of my friends from EF. It has one thing on the menu: canelazo. Canelazo is like warm orange candy that gives you that warm fuzzy buzz. From there we ventured to a discoteca to meet up with our host family and their friends. We danced the night away. Apparently it is law to close the bars at 2, no one can sell alcohol after that but this bar closes the outside but keeps the party going inside all night long until 10 in the morning. It was crazy. There was also a male stripper which was fantastic in a that only Latin male strippers could be. We stayed until 4 and then got some more drinks and some music going back home until the sun came up, talking about spirituality, life, the words of Ricardo Arjona, and funny drinking stories. What better way to welcome a Sunday morning? It’s only been three days but I feel at home here and feel so lucky to be with such great people.
If you want to check out the organization I'm working with, here's the link: www.ubeci.org
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