Hello friends and family!!
Today was another amazing day in South America! Our day started off with a quick walk to Starbucks for some sweet treats for our friend Grace, because it’s her 20th birthday today!! (What a great way to spend your 20th birthday—in South America!!)
We ate breakfast at the hotel as a team after surprising Grace, and then we kicked off our day!
Our first stop was the Azul maintenance hangar, which is the biggest hangar in South America. We got a full tour of the place and saw so many cool things—like the pilot kickback area, the baggage compartment underneath the plane, the cockpit, the painting area for the plane parts, and we even got to speak on the PA system (just like flight attendants do)!
Fun fact of the day: this country is roughly the same shape as South America!
Next up was the City of Youth campus, where we’ve been spending the past five days. We headed straight to lunch and had some yummy chicken, beans, and chicken noodle soup. After lunch, we got to work on Valentine’s Day cards to hand out to the kids living on campus because this country celebrates Valentine’s Day in June!
Then it was time for our work project: painting the curbs in front of the office! Honestly, painting has been super therapeutic and actually really fun. Once we wrapped up our masterpiece, the boys living here challenged us to a game of futsal.
Spoiler alert: we got absolutely destroyed.
(As you probably guessed.)
After our crushing defeat, we cleaned up from painting and spent the evening hanging out with the kids who seem to have an infinite amount of energy. Seriously, the party never stops.
Dinner was a delicious home-cooked meal, and the cherry on top? A surprise birthday cake made for Grace by the kids during their baking class!
If I had to describe today in one word, it would be: hubideebubba.
Kk that’s all—goodnight!
-Erica
