Día 2 - Creando Nuevos Recuerdos

 Traducido el 20 de mayo




Después de siete horas en el avión, nos sentíamos un poco agotados y listos para bajarnos (incluida Sage, que estuvo atrapada en un asiento del medio). Pasamos por la aduana y nos recibieron Randall y unas empanadas, lo cual nos levantó el ánimo de inmediato.





Las empanadas estaban deliciosas y la mayoría de nosotros nos quedamos dormidos justo después de comer durante el viaje de tres horas en autobús hasta el Ecolodge. Todos parecían haberse recuperado y recargado energías al despertar. Escuchamos música, una mezcla extraña de house y country, y disfrutamos del hermoso paisaje a nuestro alrededor. Por donde mirábamos todo era exuberante y verde, y pasamos junto a una cascada que era preciosa.




Llegamos al Ecolodge y fuimos recibidos por la increíble comunidad de aquí. Tuvimos nuestro primer almuerzo de arroz, frijoles, pollo y fruta.


Después de comer y descansar un poco, Randall nos guió en una excelente actividad. Pudimos conocernos mejor y hablar sobre los objetivos, valores y miedos del grupo. Hablamos sobre el miedo a quedarnos fuera y las barreras lingüísticas y culturales que experimentaremos, y Randall nos ayudó a calmar nuestros temores explicándonos las medidas que podemos tomar para tener un viaje increíble. Era muy evidente que Randall se preocupaba mucho por nuestro grupo y que quería que todos aprendiéramos, creciéramos y, sobre todo, lo pasáramos genial. Algunos de nuestros objetivos incluían involucrarnos al máximo y tener una mente abierta. Todos ya están haciendo amigos muy rápido y estamos muy emocionados por las semanas que vienen.


Con cariño,


Sophie y Juliet

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