We woke up this morning (May 28) to our first rain in Argentina! The hockey clinic we were supposed to teach at was cancelled which allowed us to have extra leisure time to pack and run to the store for some Argentine pastries. Since we didn't have anything else planned for the afternoon, Will and the Herndon family graciously welcomed us to their home. We shared a variety of empanadas and some of us helped to make delicious desserts for the group. We started out watching the men's USA field hockey team against Argentina while we waited for lunch to be ready and then transitioned in a watching soccer. You can assume that soccer (aka fútbol) is extremely popular here because of the games being aired on every other channel. The UEFA Champions league had their championship match against Real Madrid and Atletica Madrid... It was quite an experience! A handful of us played a card game of Phase 10 that lasted about 3 hours and we ended the time at the Herdon's watching penalty kicks (by the way Atletica Madrid won).
We stopped back at Hotel Menfis for a quick siesta (remember that means nap time) before we traveled to a local church for a young adult youth group. We began by playing a Bingo name game to meet and interact with the adults. Hannah and Taylor got to speak a little bit in front of the group about their experience on this trip! Will then shared a message in Spanish to the group and a band among the young adult group played traditional Argentine songs in honor of our group joining them. We finished the night by singing some of our well-known worship songs and pre-game songs. We left the church around 1:15am and headed back to the hotel to look forward to an early rise and travel to Río Primero for another hockey clinic!
-Kristin Donohue and Shelby Landes
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