After our morning routine and then, we headed over to Damien house to begin finishing the painting we started the day before. We were even more compelled to finish the job because afterwards there would be a showing of frozen in both the women's and men's section of the house.
Painting was not only a great experience for our group but also for the residents who chose to take part. We were most grateful for Meredith, Marissa V., and Kata's artistic abilities on the walls.
After saying goodbye for the day to all the residents, we piled into the car to travel back to what we thought would be Tangara. Realizing we were traveling deeper into the city, we knew that was not the case. Manuel stopped and we all filed out. The surprise waiting for us as a scavenger hunt along the boardwalk! My group including Ryan, Andrea, Marissa V., Kata, and Carlo. Many clues had us take silly pictures in front of various landmarks that I'm sure everyone will be glad to see later. As my group made our way to the end of the boardwalk, we all seemed simultaneously in awe.
In the distance, we saw beautifully colored houses covering the hillside leading up to the blue and white striped lighthouse at the top. Little did we know that what would be our final stop in the scavenger. After taking a few pictures and a few more stops, we began to make her way up the hill to the lighthouse. Many of us joked of how out of shape we were because of the amount of sweat and heavy breathing that was coming from us all. As we reached the top and climbed the 444 stops, yes they were numbered, we realize the other kids had made it first, but they were easily distracted by the literally breathtaking scenery. The lights of the city, the ocean, the distance from the kids playing in the street seemed surreal. I loved that we got the chance to see the city of Guayaquil from a different perspective.
Then we climbed back down the 444 stops, took a quick bathroom break, and we need for Manuel but we still have one more clue! "Find the missing avocado." Once again we began to drive, realizing we would probably not be traveling back to the hostel just yet. As we drove the Marissa's collaborated with the thought that avocado might be the name of the restaurant and it was! We walked in and immediately saw familiar faces like Sister Annie, Abel, and Germania and we were later joined with more friends like volunteers from Rostro. We had a great time at dinner but a long one, so when we came back to Tangara it was time for bed so we could be ready for the next one.
Mucho amor,
Emma and the Ecuador team
Ps- wishing a very happy birthday (Thursday) to Avery and Mady from Marissa V, Ryan and our team!
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