The three week mark has come for us program directors of the year 2010-2011and so as one of our last little hoorahs before we leave we went on our final retreat this past week with Amira. Throughout the year we go on about three of four retreats that give us an opportunity to catch up with each other and discuss how things are going. So Wednesday morning everyone packed into the micro and headed out towards Granada. After a yummy and pleasantly filling breakfast at Kathy’s waffle house, we then piled into a boat and headed out towards the isletas, which was where we were to stay. The isla that was ours for the night was a quaint little house with a giant pool, lots a hammocks and sitting areas to read and rest, and lots of beautiful trees and flowers. In between the rain we went canoeing, swam, read in the many hammocks spread around the property, played cards, and then just spent time resting and relaxing.
Then for dinner we shared a deliciously big Mexican potluck and talked about our past year here; what was good, what was most memorable and what we have learned. Despite most of our resistance to talk initially, I think that we all appreciated the chance to reflect with each other. I think it is safe to say that none of us are the exact same person we were when we arrived, and so to be able to share that with the people we are closest with here was great. And it wasn't all sad talk either. Some of our most memorable moments where actually pretty comical, such as stories about getting the car stuck or trying to deal with the crazy weather or traffic. Overall it was a great trip, and now we are back in Managua to finish out our time. We now also have the next few weeks to look forward to getting to know the new program directors, who arrive back from language school this Friday.
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| In the boat heading out towards the isletas. |
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| The guys enjoying their down time. |
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| The house on the isleta where we stayed. |
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Will and Dane throwing the frisbee.
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