Scary Stuff

I don't even know where to begin. In the past week this is the first minute I have had a breath to even think about posting on my blog. The first trip I lead was just plain crazy. 100 high school students, paired up with 1oo kids from around managua just about every day. There is no way of describing it so I will just give you some fun moments.

Going to a foreign country means stepping out of your comfort zone, and every once in a while it is a little bit scary. Here are some of my scariest moments in Nica thus far rated from 1-10 with 10 being the scariest.

Scary Rating 3 - For me to get internet I have to walk from one place on the orphanage farm to the office about 1/4 of a mile away. It is pitch dark and it feels like you are in a jungle in the middle of nowhere. Walking by yourself gets a scary rating of 3.

Scary Rating 6 - I lead us into one of the most epic Onet fails ever. Nicaragua always wins. We tried to take a trip to hike a volcano with a caravan of 4 school busses and 200 kids. When we got near the volcano we had a guide to tell us where to go, and well our guide was awful. We had to take a detour and before you know it we are pretty much stuck in a jungle. The trees were so thick in the road that the busses couldn't pass. So what did we do? We bought a machete off of a farmer for two bucks and went to work. Fast forward half an hour of machete cutting and we have barely gone any farther when a group of locals walk towards us. There were about 8 of them. All had machetes, one had a chainsaw, and at least two others had machine guns slung over their shoulders. They walk straight past me without saying a word and start cutting down trees in front of us. But for those few minutes while they walked toward me and by me without saying a word, I had visions of bad movies and I was freaking out.

Scary Rating 4 - Lightning striking less than a football field away.

Scary Rating 3 - Home alone in a giant cement house without any real doors or walls in a city I have only been in for a day. Power is out, its storming, and its night time. Lots of people hollering in the streets, no idea when my host will return.

Scary Rating 2 - Flying on the smallest commercial plane I've ever ridden on. Pastor Ed told me I came in on the biggest airplane the airport uses. Can't wait for the ride home...

I feel like those are rated pretty low because with this country I'm sure I can do better. More serious updates to come. Love and miss you all.