The PARK

Friday there was no school, you know just one of those days. I couldn't tell you exactly why, but that's okay because we were totally able to take advantage of it! We went to the new park in Managua- Luis Alfonso Velasquez! It was AWESOME! Really with all caps! Who knew Managua had something so high quality and big! We left about 10 in the morning and my plan was to eat lunch there and be back like 3 in the afternoon but we ended up getting home closer to 5pm! Lunch was an extra bonus treat too, we got pizza from Pricemart (sooo good!) and brought it into the park.

I always assumed the park was just the corner section that I could see from the road as we passed, but as we entered I was incredibly impressed by the massive size. There were soccer fields and volleyball courts and basketball courts and probably 10 different playground areas some even age specific. The complex was surprisingly clean, there were a couple of different bathroom buildings that were clean and had running water, and there were a large number of security guards walking around. The only downfall was that it was HOT obviously, but otherwise the kids had a blast. There were even mango trees in the park that you could pick from and eat. There were little concession stands too selling all sorts of treats (it was really nice that there were no street vendors allowed inside so we didn't have to be bothered by people selling food or other things).

So in the end I would definitely call this adventure a success!