Tonight I (Amy) am typing while my 10 year old son, Jackson,
relays the events of the day...
“Today was our day of adventure out of the Center. We left first thing in the morning after
breakfast to Antigua where we split up into two groups. One of the groups had a tour at the coffee
plantation, and the group I was in went zip-lining.
This was my first time zip-lining. My mom was definitely more nervous about me
zip-lining than I was! We rode in a
truck up the mountain. It looked like an
oversized jeep. It was a very bumpy ride,
and we were really close to the edge at times, but the view was amazing!
Once we were at the top, we put on our gear and headed to
our first zip-line. I was the first one
to go down. As we gained speed, I saw
birds on the line. They all began to fly
toward us and I was hit by one!
We all made it back down the mountain safely and met up with
the rest of our group. They told us a
little bit about their tour, and then we were off for lunch in a fancy
restaurant. We ate authentic Guatemalan
food, and I liked it. I really like the
hot sauce. I had so much food I couldn’t
even sit up straight and had to lay on my mom’s lap!
With full bellies we took a brief walking tour around
Antigua and finally ended up in the market.
I saw a lot of people selling things on the street like foam animals on
sticks. There were women in very
colorful clothes carrying food and things on their heads. Money was burning holes in our pockets as we
walked through the market. We all found
lots of great treasures and had fun bartering.
Thankfully, we didn’t lose any of our group in the rows of vendors or
busy streets!
Before heading back to the Center we went to the cross up on
the hill. The view was amazing! I loved seeing the volcanoes!
It felt like a really long drive back to the Center. We made it in time to have a pizza
dinner. We were all so tired! What a long day! I am now going to go play chess on my new
Mayan chess set!”
-Jackson Vander Zwart
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