May 13, 2012
Happy Mother’s Day! Upon waking up today, we ate a hearty
breakfast in preparation for a morning hike in Surama. We trekked beyond the village to the
mountains that we passed on our way in and climbed 175 feet up one of the
mountains. Our guides took us up the
smoothest path, which still involved thick trees and steep, slippery
rocks. We reached the top of the
mountain and realized that the view was well-worth every step of that 7 mile
hike. In the afternoon we went back into
the village for Mother’s Day festivities, including a Wartburg vs Surama
volleyball tournament and a culture performance. We held our own in the tournament, but it was
pretty obvious that none of us were on the Wartburg Volleyball team. A cultural group from Surama sang and danced
for us, then requested a performance in return.
We sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and were not thrown off of the
stage, so that was a good sign. We
relaxed during our last night in Surama and prepared for our upcoming journey
to the remote camp.
Claire
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