Frontier Goes to Nicaragua: Day 3

Nicaragua is near the equator and as a result the sun comes up and goes down at pretty much the same times year round. That doesn't stop us from having long days!

This morning was an earlier start than yesterday, but having a sense of the work that needed to be done helped us to be very efficient. Our fluency has increased when speaking with our coworkers, which is way more fun.

After a long day of work and play we met with some of the Amped sponsored high school students and boarded a bus for a short drive to the largest lake in Central America. Lake Nicaragua has 375 islands, Las Isletas. Around 7% of the islands are owned by the super rich and the rest are inhabited by the not so rich. During the boat tour we passed a mansion worth $45 million dollars on a private island only minutes away from a family washing their clothes on the rocks of the shore by their hut. Very unique and humbling imagery.

After the boat tour we said goodbye to our new friends and returned to the hostel. The boys ventured out again to get haircuts in the corner barber shop one block away while the sun set the sky orange and red. Here is Paxton with some reflection:

Today we woke up early to get to work and make as much progress as possible. We walked to work with our favorite guy Donald. He always jokes around to make the long walk seem shorter. We worked a long hot day in the sun and had many laughs. After we finished working we met up with some sponsor students and headed to lake Nicaragua for a boat ride and a quick dip. We stopped on a small island for a swim and the boys all played some frisbee with Costello. Then we all gathered for a snack and practiced some of our Spanish while chatting with some of the students. After our boat trip back to our bus we were dropped back off at our hostel and given the rest if the night to relax and swim. All in all it was a pretty successful day.