Wednesday - Baseball and Afternoon Fun

The sport of baseball is very popular here in Nicaragua.  

Unfortunately, this village doesn't have the space (like Tierra Nueva) for a big baseball field.  So we brought wiffle bats and balls to use in their smaller open field.  

 Kai was able to get in some pitching!

Oleg is coming in for a big score on this play!

The men and boys played three games (three innings each game)...

...while the ladies watched and cheered the men on. 

 The last game of the day was the most fun of all.  It was a game of boys against the girls.

...and the girls were fighting pretty hard to win this one!

It was wonderful to see the whole village join in on the fun - many playing in the game while others spent lots of time laughing and cheering.

Lots of other activities were also happening while the baseball games were being played.... like limbo.

... or simple hand clapping games

Or even jumping rope

We also had some crafting and coloring going on in the school house for those who needed a break from the hot sun.  The stickers were a HUGE hit!

The kids on our team paired up with Nicaraguan kids and helped them to do the crafts.

Brooke was a natural with the kids in both crafts and in playing games outside.