Day Eleven: Paintball!

After our busy day yesterday, we had a free morning today. I took advantage of the time and went to a pasteleria with some other students to get some bread and pastries for breakfast. We found a bench outside to eat and ran into some other people from our program who had headed to a different pasteleria for breakfast! After enjoying our morning snacks, we walked around Vina a bit and found a little market tucked between buildings. We looked around for a little and then decided to head back to the beach. We split up from the students we ran into and made our way to the beach. We lounged in the sun and took in the salty air before we had to meet back at the hotel for paintball.

Some of the girls at the beach

I was nervous for our paintball adventure because I'd never been before and the idea of getting hit by exploding balls of paint did not sound too exciting. We got dressed in long overalls, chest pads, and masks before picking teams and receiving our guns. There were a couple people on my team who had going paintballing before, so I began to feel more comfortable. Once we started playing, I actually thought it was pretty fun; although this may have had a little to do with the fact that I wasn't hit extensively. We finished the day with a girls vs boys game and the girls won, of course! Once the games were over we all gave back our outfits, compared hits, and got back on the bus to head back to the hotel.

Team Azul after a successful game!

Tomorrow we're going horseback riding and I am so excited!