Relaxation

This past week we had our mid-semester break. We went on a wonderfully relaxing Caribbean vacation. The 6 of us flew to the Corn Islands, off the eastern coast of Nicaragua. Because it was the hurricane season, there were very few people there, which was also very nice.

We spent the week swimming, laying on the beach, and reading books. We played a few card games, drove around the island (which is 12km around) in a golf cart (which died twice), and watched some movies. Basically, we relaxed. It was amazing.

One of our favorite activities was to go snorkeling! Twice we tried to go but it was too windy and the waves were too big. On our last full day there, it was finally calm enough to go. We looked at a sunken steamship and a reef. We were out there for a long time, but it was so cool and lots of fun. Our guide kept diving down to pick up shells and things to show us. He even picked up a sea cucumber and we all got to hold it. It was definitely a good experience.

Overall, we relaxed and had lots of fun. It was definitely worth it to take the trip out there, and we all felt relaxed afterward. We came home to a lot of rain and much cooler weather. Apparently it rained the whole time we were gone, and it has been raining since. It definitely cooled off, Cara and I even wore sweatshirts one day. It was a nice change.

Yesterday we jumped right back into classes by leaving for Managua at 6am. We had 2 classes and got back to Leon at about 5:30. Now we're all continuing on with our electives, which we will take for the next 3 weeks. After that we start our service learning. We all got our placements finalized this past week. I will be helping teach English in one of the schools in our area. I am very excited and can't wait to be in the classroom again! It'll be a good experience.