After yet another terrific breakfast, we piled in the van and returned to Ixil. Upon arrival, we quickly divided into teams and set up for various activities. All we needed were the kids, who came streaming in from a springtime festival. When pitched the idea of fingerpainting, reading Harold and the Purple Crayon, or making a book mobile that accompanied Salta Ranita Salta, the popular choice seemed to be fingerpainting. However, we didn’t want to overload Caroline and Alex, so we redirected some of the other kids to complete the other projects. Katherine and Emily read HATPC to a few reluctant kids, who eventually opened up and excitedly doodled Harold and his balloon with their own purple crayon. Courtney uttered the phrase “salta ranita salta” quite a few times, as the book called for audience participation which she did not completely receive. Caroline worked with Manuel, a 7 year old boy who was born blind and helped him build a lego tower which caused him to burst out in laughter. Alex wowed the crowd with her cootie catcher skills, a new toy for the Ixil children. After a few hours of fun, the children returned to their homes, leaving the rest of us to watch in astonishment as a humongous dump truck dropped a full load of sand into the side yard of the building, which will eventually be spread around the area that we began to clear out yesterday.
For a brief afternoon siesta, we headed to Cindy’s house once again, bringing little Peregrina with us. Around 5:00, we arrived at a small village called Too (which sounds like dough, but with a t) and made bookmarks with some of the locals. We were pretty tired after a long day of activities, and enjoyed a relaxing dinner at 100% Natural, where we watched strange 80’s videos and sipped tropical juice. An early night in will prepare us for our ruin climbing and power shopping adventures tomorrow. ¡Hasta luego!
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