Lacrosse the Nations Day 4

Lacrosse Field

It was an all around incredible fourth day for the crew in Nicaragua. We started off the day by waking up and having an awesome breakfast cooked for us at the hotel. After eating breakfast and enjoying their fresh coffee and juice, we went over to the elementary school and started our second layer of painting on the outside of the school and the window sills. Right at the beginning of painting, our own New Hampton husky, Cory Lyons, dropped a black paint can. Thinking that he could save the paint before it hit the ground he tried to use his goalie skills to grab it. Without even thinking about what could happen next the black paint was plastered all over his face and was in his eyes. 

Cory, with paint

This resulted in Cory becoming a source of laughter and screams from the school children as people struggled and failed to completely remove the thick black paint. After painting we went and had lacrosse practice with the kids. Their skills and tactical lacrosse thinking were very impressive. The competition was high throughout both practices we attended and participated in. It was very exciting for us when the New Hampton girls played a high competition game against the Nicaraguan girls that came out to practice. 

Work at the school in Nicaragua

Today was a sad day since it was our last day playing with the Nicaraguan kids and helping out the school. However, we enjoyed every single bit of the unforgettable experience and have gained a new appreciation for the world that we live in and how privileged we are. It became especially clear how privileged we are when we stepped out of the van and saw one community in particular in Nicaragua. The community we visited was right outside of a massive dump in which tons and tons of trash were pilled. Here people lived amongst much of the garbage and gained their income from sorting through the dump. It was very sad for us to see this and eye-opening because we felt an overwhelming sensation of helpless as the community’s children gathered around us. 

It was truly an experience none of us will forget. After a long day of fun, painting and playing lacrosse we headed over to a very fun dinner on a boardwalk in Nicaragua. There we enjoyed live music, unbelievable food and quality time with each other. As we explored the small town we were able to support local businesses by shopping and enjoying their souvenirs. We are excited for another fun packed day tomorrow. Stay tuned! Sincerely your favorite Nicaraguan Huskies, Kylee, Jesslyn and Kinley.