This weekend I ventured out to a new department, but first stopped at Frank's town to hang out and worked a little. We went to an NGO called "Seeds of Learning" which seems like an awesome organization that has all kinds of children's programs, classes, and a library! We helped them get some things ready for a festival that they were getting ready for. It was neat to check out the place and the people were really nice there. I need to look for some NGOs in my town to see what I can do with them.
After we finished up there, we helped out Frank's host family start a tree nursery at their other house. They had filled bags with dirt and so we moved the bag to a different spot and Frank showed them how to put them together. Then they planted the seeds. It was a neat process to see and I'm glad I'm getting to help out with other projects--sometimes I wish we had more things like this.
After getting our hands dirty and working hard, we washed up and made a nice pasta dinner. The next day we headed up to Jinotega to meet up with other volunteers. I haven't been up there yet but I was excited because Jinotega is up in the mountains and much cooler :)
We went out to lunch with everybody and took things slow, just enjoying time together and exploring the town.
The next day a small group of us went hiking up to the cross that is perched on a large hill above the city. It was a pretty steep hike, but thankfully it hadn't rained in a couple days so it wasn't muddy! It rained after we finished the hike--perfect timing!
It was a great, short, weekend away and nice to enjoy the cooler temperatures in the higher elevations.
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