Dia del Nino

In Honduras there is a holiday called "Day of the Child."  The schools all throw a big party that day for the kids with a piñata and more.  This year Jason and I were involved in two celebrations for Kid's Day. 

In the morning we went on a hike with the 9th grade students from Instituto El Rey  (www.ierschool.org).  We walked out 45 minutes from the road and jumped rocks (or waded like me) across a river to reach a little village called Nueva Suyapa.  The 9th graders then threw a party for the local school kids.  They played games, taught the kids a dance, read stories, and had a piñata. 
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It was a great experience to hike to Nueva Suyapa again, to have a special day for the kids there, and especially to spend time with our former students from Instituto El Rey.

After this trip we hurried home to change out of hiking clothes and went to our local school in Urraco, where we've been teaching English classes all year.  We made it just in time for their party.  We had more piñatas, food, time with the kids, and we handed out little prize bags to them all.  We were reminded that day how privileged we are to have created such great relationships with the people in our village.