A school in Carapeguá
Wow!! Today was the most amazing day yet. We started the day at the Escuela Estigarribilla going from class to class listening and watching the students´ presentations, ranging from drugs and alcohol to mental math using computers. Before we knew it, it was lunch time and we all scared down another delicious Paraguayan meal. Following that, the LearnServe kids split into groups.
Painting garbage cans
One group painted environment-related murals in the high school and the other group painted trash cans for recycling, organic, and dangerous materials in the primary school. All the meanwhile, we talked and laughed with the Paraguayan students. Itś amazing how well both nationalities get along—itś like we have known each other for forever. Although not everyone speaks Spanish, as our tour guide, Domingo, says, everybody understands you when you speak from the heart. At night, LearnServe participated in a local soccer tournament. We cheered until our voices went hoarse but sadly, we still lost. We went to the San Juan Festival afterward, where we danced, ate, and enjoyed ourselves tremendously! I can´t wait for tomorrow! Love you, mom!
Christina, a student at Washington International School