July 20/2011

A super jam packed day! This morning, we were up at four in the morning to get to the fire station in jinotepe. We then proceeded to go to the firestation in Masaya, where a mock rescue of two victims from the lava caves would be staged. I was one of those said victims. For around two hours, I had to pretend to be unconscious and have both a broken femor and arm. It was quite the procedure getting us out of the caves, using pulley systems, cages, spinal boards, the works! We met some very kind firefighters today, and it was amazing how we could all get along despite the language barrier. The masaya volcano tour groups for our volunteer time, gave us a free tour of the volcano and caves created from magma. It was unreal! After we left the masaya volcano, we went to masaya market for some shopping, followed by papa johns pizza! This afternoon Jenny and I went shopping for second hand clothing with Eve, also a success, and we hung out at the house for the rest of the evening.