Bucknell Brigade

We left JHC at around 10 a.m. and painted until around 11:30 a.m. We then had lunch and then went back until around 4:30 p.m., until the entire inside of the building had been coated. The painting was actually difficult because the paint was so thin that if you put too much on it ran and if you put too little on it didn't look even.

After the painting, we got a chance to play with the local kids. They were enthralled by the fact that we had cameras and we could take photos and then show them what they looked like. I heard "Toma una foto, gringo?" so many times that afternoon. But it was a great time and we played with the kids for almost an hour.

Finally, the end of the day had come and we had to get back to JHC to shower and change because we were going out to eat at a restaurant! So we showered and dressed up as much as we have been this whole trip and headed for the restaurant. The place was amazing. It had a leef-thatched roof and was set on the edge of a ridge. Dinner consisted of tortillas with rice and beans and roasted chicken and kabobs of beef and onions. It was all delicious.

After dinner, we got back on the bus and thought we were heading back to JHC. The bus had other ideas. We all packed into the bus and Rogelio, our driver, tried to start the bus and we listened to it whir three or four times. Then we all started joking that we would have to push the bus. A second later, Rogelio came back and told us in Spanish that he needed a little push. So, we all got out and pushed the bus to a roll at which point the engine finally started!

We all got back into the bus and headed home. It was a hard day of painting and playing followed up by a rendition of "Little Miss Sunshine." All in all, a great day.