Day 8

Day 8
Our last day in Chile. We packed and met at Oriente a little earlier today. We had to change our plans for the day because there were some student protests (riots) in Santiago this morning. We went back to the school where Juan volunteers and were greeted by a class of boys wearing Agoura Soccer shirts eager to play with us again. Tom led the boys in a training session despite not feeling very well and we had a tremendous time. It was fantastic to watch our guys working with this group again. It was very difficult to leave them as the boys really connected with the kids in the short time we were able to work with them. Their teacher and the director of the school were very impressed with our guys and I could not have been more proud of our team.
After leaving the school, we went to the mall in Maipu to eat lunch and do a bit of shopping before returning to Oriente to say our goodbyes and leave for the airport. Most of the families came by the church to say goodbye. The boys exchanged emails and contact information with the families, loaded up the trucks with our gear, and set off for the return trip home...