Day 5 - work and tours.

After another early breakfast at 7 am, we headed out to the Febretto learning center to continue our work on the bodega. As we arrived half of our group went to finish the work in the garden while the rest laid the foundation for the shed. Even though it was blazing hot with the sun beating down on us, we kept smiling and working, especially Maddie Jones who was shoveling an impressive amount of cement. After working for a few hours we took a break to play with the kids. Many of us dispersed and made bracelets, colored, and received a lesson from the kids on how to jump rope. The amount of joy the children have here is indescribable and makes us want to stay forever. However, after eating our lunch and saying many sad goodbyes, we left the learning center and went back to the hotel to relax for an hour. Taking many needed showers, we left feeling refreshed and clean and headed to a cigar factory. As we toured, we learned about the production and manufacturing of the cigars from the Tabacalera Perdomo factory. Soon afterwards, we journeyed to the center of town to explore and buy a few souvenirs and rehydrate with delicious smoothies. Feeling exhausted, we decided to relax at the hotel for an hour before going out to dinner. After we all took naps and showered, we left the hotel for a traditional Mexican restaurant where we devoured our tacos de pollo and quesadillas. All in all, the day was an absolute success and we are excited to see what we will do tomorrow!
Stay tuned!
-Morgan T