(Wednesday, September 29, Day 100)

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Phrase of the day:
Estas seguro que no hay tiburones aqui? Por que no hay otras personas en el mar??... Are you sure there aren't any sharks here? why aren't there any other people in the sea??

Today was super long. I was busy, which is always a good thing here! Luis' friend, Pedro, is visiting from Spain, and that means the host family has to entertain him; score!

In the morning, we went to the high school. Yeah, I can see the high school from my bamboo room, and I do go there almost every day, but today was special. Today, each of the kids from the highest grade swore his/her allegience to Ecuador... if they wanted to. I'm not sure exactly what all happened during the ceremony, but I saw them kissing the Ecuadorian flag at one point.
One of students from my Strategic Planning class:
After lunch, we somehow ended up on our way to Jama, the nearest beach!
No shark attacks, thankfully. I guess people just don't like swimming?
There were some kids playing soccer on the beach though!
As usual, the drive was great! (Although sitting in the back of the truck does get a bit rough after a few hit pot holes).
I really like the random trees in the fields. They're just asking to be climbed. I'm holding off on actually doing it though, because I'm still scared of the snakes:
After dinner, we (surprisingly) went to play "indoor"!
Yeah, I know, it's super hard to see me. Not only am I darker now because of all the sun, I decided to wear brown for some odd reason? It was probably the best night in San Isidro to date, and more like the kind of night I am accustomed to.

Flower shot of the day: