City bus tour and more!

Wow!! It's been a busy two days for us! Yesterday morning, we went to the historic park. There was an open animal exhibit and many historic replicas of houses, farms, trains, and more. At the park, we had lunch and played for a little before we went back to school. We didn't get back to school until about 12:30. At that time, we came together to work on our show, pray, and talked about our schedule for the remaining time in Ecuador. At 6:00 we met fir the city tour on the double decker bus! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! Not only did we learn more about Guayaquil, but we let loose, sang and joked with one another. The driver stopped at the Iguana park for us to take pictures. There were so many! Because it was dark, they were all sleeping, but it was still so exciting to see so many! After the tour ended, around 8:45, we stopped and got pizza. We had our fill of pizza and appetizers that the parents bought for us. Once we were full, we all went home to catch some z's before school.

On Friday, we all came to school pretty sleepy. The students delivered the thank you notes and bracelets to the classrooms and went to some classes with their hosts. after the first recess, the students did some journaling and then we practiced our show in the space where we will be performing. Some students decided to stay in for recess and play cards to stay out of the sun. After recess, we went back down to the prayer space and prayed the rosary together. It was beautiful to see the students come together in prayer. We practiced the show a couple more times and when we ended, the show looked PHENOMENAL! We ended our day with prayer and a group hug! Tomorrow morning we have to be at school for a presentation about nutrition. Until Tomorrow!

Group picture in the Iguana Park.

Selfie with Miss Gabriel. ( And Peter's host sister!)

There were 27 iguanas sleeping in that tree!

The cathedral

View from the top of the bus!

"Jack, look I'm flying!"-- Gus

BSC coliseum  

Another view from the top of the bus.

We're ready to go!

Beautiful ceramic monkey sculpture.

Miss Ivonne called us her two kids.

A group picture before the tour.

A group picture on the train at the historic park.

We are all ready for the sunshine!

Max helping Miss Gabriel out by carrying her backpack because her back is sore.

Mrs. Laudeman made a new friend named William.

Practicing for our show.

Playing at the park.