Hola amigo! From Thea

We are taking Spanish classes at la Mariposa. We went to a park Dec.20 (The day Quinn got sick) we  got ice cream. Me and Cheyenne got chocolate and Quinn got Vanilla . We went to an exercise part where we did some exercise.

In Spanish classes, I have a teacher named Claudia and she is really nice. I already know some Spanish, but I’m learning more and more Spanish. We’ve been here for half a week. It’s a relief that I have my own bed! But Cheyenne’s and Quinten’s are right besides mine.

There are monkeys here, and there are also parrots, bunnies, turtles, ducks, dogs, and cats. Some of the food you might not like, but some of it is just regular food you have in the United States.

On Friday, mom and I learned to salsa dance. I liked salsa dancing. I was better than my mom and another girl who danced call Susie.

Today the 23rd of December, I went horseback riding with Mommy and Quin. We rode on a trail, and I road with a guy, and I liked riding with him. When we came home, we started building another fort. And then Quinten found a coconut. And then we invented “coconut soccer” (hammock style). How we play is we sit in the Hammocks at the Mariposa on their porch, and we would swing around, kicking the coconut around. Each person has their own goal behind them. The other guys have to get it their goal.

We played and then we went on a trip to park. In Nicaragua for Christmas, they don’t put baby Jesus in Nativity sets before Christmas, because it wouldn’t make sense if they put him before Christmas, because he was born on Christmas. So they put him on Christmas day.

Day 1 – Travel Day by Thea

(Written by Thea, with some corrections by Denver). Wake up at 3am. Airplane. Leave Cleveland at 5:40pm. Get to Miami 9am.  Get to Nicaragua 1:00pm. Get out of immigration at 2pm. Get in  la Mariposavan. Get to la mariposa spanish school 3pm. Eat late lunch 3:30p.m. Explore woods. see monkeys, parrots, ducks and a mysterious animal we couldn’t make out. After we had a tour of the la Mariposa. We have a dolphin bedroom with leaping ones ,swimming ones ,and even a dolphin windchime. First night in new bed Have separate beds for each of us.!