Nicaragua was lots of fun! We spent a week in our village, El Futuro Del Manana, which was GREAT! Everyone was so warm and loving I got to practice my Spanish and had a wonderful trip. Despite the sand flea attack. We played a Gringo/Nica baseball game which was lots of fun, everyone got involved. Ann taught the ladies how to make cake, which was baked in a wood oven (a true baking feat!). They were so happy about the cake there was a parade through the village with the cake. We also had a tooth brushing clinic with those little pink thingys that turn everyone's teeth red. Dave, Melissa and I wrote a song in Spanish about brushing teeth called Lava Tus Dientes
Cuando te lavantas en la manana y oye el gallo
lava tus dientes, lava tus dientes
Despues que tu y tus padres comieron el almuerzo
lava tus dientes, lava tus dientes
cuando te pones tu pijama y antes de dormir
lava tus dientes, lava tus dientes
translation:
when you get up in the morning and hear the rooster
brush your teeth, brush your teeth
after you and your parents eat lunch
brush your teeth, brush your teeth
when you put on your pjamas and after you go to bed
brush your teeth, brush your teeth