After we had class in the morning, some of us went to go shopping at La Sirena for some playthings for the kids we were going to see in a batey (village that used to be an industry for sugar plantation fields) called Baraguana, such as stickers, a soccer ball, and coloring books. We also bought water shoes in preparation for the 27 Waterfalls for that upcoming Sunday.

We then took the bus to Baraguana. There, we were introduced to the village chief and a resident that had a birth certificate in the Dominican Republic and thus was able to be educated in the Dominican Republic. We were also briefly shown the water systems in the area, including the pipes. We only stayed for a short time that day just to familiarize ourselves with Baraguana, knowing that we will be going there the next day to interview people.

We stopped off at the hotel to drop off our stuff and relax until dinner rolled around. A few of us decided to play some street basketball with a local student. I was really impressed at his skill level.

That night we went to a restaurant but there was no power so we ate dinner with candles as our light source. It was quite amusing because even though the power went on later that day, we wanted to keep the lights off.

Afterwards, we went back to the hotel and we all had a chance to talk to the professor and each other about various topics on the roof of the hotel. It was a really nice night to relax and to chat.