This morning we headed out to the barrio community center. We were doing our service project: building a concrete path up from the road, up to the basketball court. The path was very rocky and we had watched for years, young children and elders waver and stumble on the rocks. We had a mixer and a handful of barrio men helping us out. We completed the job in 3 hours! I was the water girl. I would carry buckets to the slow faucet to fill with water, and carry them back to the mixer for the guys to use in making the cement. Getting close to the mixer, it splattered cement all over me! I was covered with cement by the time we were done!
We washed up, ate up and took off again. We had a 1-hour window to drive down to the Loboc Tourism Complex, do a little shopping, and drive back. We drove to the closest school to our house, Calunsan Sur. We started to play games, but the down pour started. It was thundering and raining SO hard! We started crafts and completed our dramas huddled under their outdoor stage area. It was crazy!
We arrived home, wet and muddy, and ready to eat. Marita cooked for us tonight, we were SO thankful! She lives in the barrio and is a great cook. She made our favorite: pancit!!!
We then ended our night with a "music experience" time. He played a handful of songs that evoked responses from our group in which were shared. It's crazy to think that tomorrow is Friday... we leave on Tuesday. We're wrapping up with one hearing school left and the barrio high school students coming for the weekend. End the race strong!!!
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