Day 6: Final Stages

Today we woke up and ate something new for breakfast, we had eggs and rice of course but they through some new flavors in the mix by serving pancakes and sausage. After breakfast we moved on to the science aspect of the trip where we worked on our experiments for one of the last times because we have to have them in before lunch tomorrow. After lunch we had a couple hours of free time where me and some of the other students went up to the local pulperia, which is a small store (the only store in this town). After our free time was up we went into the village to help out the town by carrying all the cinder blocks that they were using to build a fence for the school to a more accessible place withing the school walls. After doing an hour and a half of service Pablo one of the owners of the farm bought all of us sodas at the pulperia. Then we did something very fun but different for dinner we went to a women house in the town that has taken out a microloan to build amazing outdoor cooking area where she taught us how to make tortillas and cheese ball things. We then ate our creations and enjoyed each others company. - Jack Ryan
Worker ants are bringing the queen back to the fungus garden.

Data collection on the leaf cutter highway.

Watching the leaf cutter ants eat their leaves (measuring surface area).

Dr. Pinto's instructions in the classroom.

Muy Bueno Ensalada

Boys help cook dinner by heating the tortillas.

Our host, Mrs. Asacilly, shows Will, Alexander and John how to roll tortilla balls.

Enjoying a delicious meal.

Dr. Pinto and Ibrahim join us for dinner.

Official Result: Brendan wins the Epic Rap Battle: En Espanol.

Great night out.

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