Proyecto Sixaola

Journal Entry 9: Peder Wiegner
March 10th, 2006

Today was our last day in Sixaola. We slept in for the first time; it was
fantastic. We had originally planned to leave at 10AM to our next
destination, the beach. However, history repeated itself. Last year when
the Eastern team was going to leave to the beach, we stayed an extra five
hours in Sixaola. This time it was a mere two extra hours. We were off by
12 noon.

Before we left Sixaola, Guiselle took us to "La Casa de la Mujer" or "The
House of the Woman." This is an organization of Sixaolan women; Guiselle is
the President. This group has a lot of plans and dreams for the future.
One of their dreams is to create a day-care center which would allow mothers
in Sixaola to work outside the home in order to make money. They also want
to build a nursing home in order to take care of the elderly of the
community. I think that La Casa de la Mujer is reflecting some of the
dreams and hopes of the people of Sixaola!

We said goodbye to our new friends, our brothers and sisters from the church
in Sixaola, loaded into a van and departed to the beach.

As we neared the beach, the familiar humid salty smell of the air,
accompanied by the glorious jungle entrance to Puerto Viejo, brought back
the memories of my beloved beach town. Due to its rustic look, the town may
seem somewhat unimposing, but, it's my favorite vacation spot in the whole
world.

We're at the beach!