Wednesday morning began like the others - the musical stylings of the birds, rooster and neighboring alarms. We all files down to our delectable meal of rice and beans in the morn (and later lunch and dinner). Our gallant driver Freddie shuttled us to our beloved school.
We resumed on this day with the same jobs as we had on Tuesday - the Jedis taught their Padawans, the rebels laid and fought for a new foundation for the toilets and the Ewoks dug in their trenches as they constructed fortification for the pipes that would liberate the kindergarten classroom from the waste
The wise Jedis included Sam, Sherice, Bridget, Meredith, Molly and Tanya. Once again the Padawans eagerly soaked up the knowledge of the English universe. The little ones would slyly write the answers on their hands and hustle up to the board to impress their Jedi masters. They would then run to the rest of the light forces to impress them with their newly learned "how are you," "good," and "beautiful."
It is amazing how eagerly these kids eat up and use this knowledge. They have so much joy in learning and bettering themselves - something from which we all can learn.
The rebel forces included Tyren, Mallory, Mr Keiper and Andres. With repetition and sound resolve, they kept the dark forces of fatigue and heat at bay by continuing to mix the concrete and pour the foundation of the toilet. They shoveled and fought the mixture to turn it into a liquid - over and over again. They would ensure that the toilets would survive long after their triumphant week helping this school.
Caroline, Maureen, Mrs Huffman, Courtney, Maggie and Erin formed the ranks of the ewoks. These earthen creatures hacked and heaved at their barren target, burrowing ever deeper into the Nicaraguan soil. The rocks began to crack and the roots split into two - ensuring the protection of the pipes. The motley crew dug up giant boulders and came dangerously close to finishing their project early.
This group of volunteers came together for a rewarding lunch of rice and beans and even had the time for a very short nap.
Intent on winning the war against the sewage that plagued the kindergarten world, the resistance once again tried to take up arms in the afternoon heat. Arms in hand, a great monsoon hit the fighters' target.
The rain fell in great waves, flooding the toilets, the trench and the courtyard of the young Padawans. The ewoks and rebels screamed like banshees and wet galumphing through the welcome break from the sith-like heat they has been battling all week. They all waited for the storm to pass and once it fled, all of the ranks took up the wisdom of the Jedis and helped teach for a very short time.
And so, the day ended with trying once more to fight the darkness of poverty and heat to bring the children what they deserve - a working, clean school and the knowledge that people want them to succeed. May the force be with
them.
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