Excursión de Básico

Last Thursday (June 16) all of the teachers went on an excursion with the students of Básico to Esquintla, an area of Guatemala about an hour and a half south of us, to hang out, relax, and go swimming! A few of the teachers had been to this finca (farm) before and agreed it would be a great place for the kids – swimming pools, tons of open land to play on, basketball courts, lots of walking paths through a forest/jungle, and located on a river – perfect!

We set out at 8 am in 3 buses and arrived, drenched in sweat, and ready for some fun. I’m not going to lie – at first I was incredibly nervous. I mean, most of our kids don’t know how to swim and the pool was fairly deep (and the current in the river pretty strong), but once we got there, I knew it would be a great day to just relax and hang out with our kids (and amazingly most of them could reach the bottom of the pool – perfect!) We spent the day wandering around the jungle (after crossing the world’s most rickety/scary bridge), swimming in the river and pools, and eating what were supposed to be hamburgers… (and I also spent the time reading Bridal magazines – thanks for the latest one mom :) and answering questions about my favorite topic – my wedding! Woo!) Overall it was a really relaxing day and a lot of fun :).

The world's most rickety bridge...

Martin swimming in the river

Iris, Odelia, and Daniela

Hanging out by the pool

Corinna and I walking in the jungle!