El veinte y uno de agosto

Today was the best day, in my opinion. We started off the day by going to Collores in order to put on the second clinic for the kids. (Check out the pic in the post below). The people of Puerto Rico are so laid back when it comes to being on time so we didn't start until 10:30 when we thought we were going to start at 10:00 but thats ok.  To start, we did a few passing drills and then some serving drills.  There were 6 sisters that came and we were really able to connect with them.  There were also a few children from the community that decided to come as well.  Mandie, Katie M, and Emma really bonded with the little ones and Katie and I ended up playing PAPA CALIENTE (hot potato) with a few kids.  SOO FUN!! We then shared with them what Nunca Te Rindas means to us and we gave them the rest of our Bibles.  We also gave the girls jerseys and they were super excited about that.  Lots of pics were obviously taken at the end and the little ones were absolutely adorable.

Then was the adventure!!! We literally drove straight up the mountain at about a 80 degree angle.  It was so awesome!..for me.  Others were scared because it definitely could have ended badly but God never left us and we made it safely.  And THANK THE LORD we made it because the food at the top of the mountain was amazing! One of Angel's friends cooked us a gourmet Puerto Rican meal consisting of arroz (rice), habichuels (beans), ensalada cammarones (shrimp salad), tostones (fried plantains), pina coladas (pina coladas--no alcohol), and Coach J's favorite, MOFONGO (mashed up plantains).  It was INCREIBLE!!!  Then we walked up the mountain about 20 yards, and after breaking a sweat, we saw the cook's brother's house and watched their parrots baila y canta (dance and sing).  They were so cool and the best part was that they only were speaking spanish! 

Next, we ventured back down the mountain to our new house in Luquillo.  It's so sick because the beach is literally 20 yards from the back door and there is a sand vball court in the back yard.  Then, we spent the rest of the day lounging on the beach and swimming in the beautiful water.  We also have a pool table, a huge tv, a hot tub, and a dart board to entertain ourselves in this amazing house!  A few girls went out after dinner for some crab hunting and caught a huge crab! Props to Coach K, Stacey, Alexa, Morgan, and Rachel!  Inside, we played the greatest card game in the history of card games, MMMMOOOOOWWW!!! We had some newcomers to play this time.. Katie M, Emma, and Coach K who tore it up!  For those of you who don't know, Mow is a card game where there are some crazy rules, and each time someone wins a round, they get to make up a new rule and they don't have to tell people what it is- pretty awesome.

Tomorrow we plan to enjoy the beach some more, go dress shopping (YAYYY!) ..ps coach j is a size 6 he says.. and we are also going to El Yunque aka the rainforest of PR.  It's gonna be sick so stay ready read up the post tomorrow! Over and out.  Lisa Birdman with 2 e's somewhere           

Pss.  I'm sorry the weather isn't to your liking here Jake.  I know you would have been a great addition to the team.  It also would have been nice to watch you play here last night.. but too bad i guess <3

--Lisa #3