Today, day 8, Beach Day, was a total blast!! We (everyone but me, Obed) woke up before 7, got ready, then ate some yummy breakfast: cereal with chocolate pancakes (yummy). We then watched a bit of TV at the amazing villa we got to stay at for the night which had a pool that everyone had fun in. We all got ready and headed out making our way to the nearby beach. It was about a 10-minute walk and super tiring because of the intense heat. There were some crabs along the way. We then arrived at the beach and had a little over 3 hours to hang out at the beach doing all sorts of fun activities whether that was going in the beautiful clear water or getting a tan in we all had an amazing time. We were also able to experience and indulge in some fresh coconuts by the beach, partake in an intense game of Marco Polo, and end the afternoon off with some refreshing ice cream sundaes. After another 4-hour bus ride back to Alto Cerro we had 4 peers (Karina, Kimberlee, Obed, Anna) represent their ideas for the Community Action Project. The 4 representatives were able to express their ideas to the 3 “judges” who were all members of this community. We all took time to truly listen to the members of the community and actively engage in the conversation which is great to see because this isn’t seen often elsewhere, the sense of community in the Dominican Republic is truly inspiring and motivating to engage with others of our community. Listening and communicating with the members of this community was an amazing experience, to say the least. After the extremely difficult elimination process, we were able to decide on what the final project will look like. Our artist decided we would mix and match some ideas from each project to create one. We discussed with the artist and have a plan for how we will execute this masterpiece of a project. After the planning, we all made our way to eat dinner, pasta, spaghetti, and garlic bread. After our meal we had our nightly meeting, a great one at that, to top off the night.
Leaders of the day:
Dani: Hola Ma, Pa y Stephi !! Los extrano mucho espero que esten todos bien. Me diverti mucho hoy en la playa. la agua de Hawaii no compara con el agua del caribe. I miss you a lot Stephi I hope you’re doing okay and that you haven’t crashed my car yet learning to drive. I can’t wait to see you in 6 days !!
Obed: Hi Mom and Dad or whoever is reading this I hope you guys are well I’m sure ya’ll are doing fine without me. I’m having a lot of fun over here so don’t worry about me too much. I miss you guys and can’t wait to return soon.
Hey Lena I hope you had lots of fun at the beach and getting another tan haha!! I’m sure you had lots of fun staying at the vila and swimming in the pool with your friends! Be sure to enjoy it out there and eat lots! I miss you and I have been doing well too!! Can’t wait to see you soon!
Hola princesa buenos días que gusto que se divirtieron mucho ya falta menos para verte que tengas un hermoso día y feliz noche temandan salió todas tus tías
Beach day — Sounds like a fun time with the games! Looking forward to hearing all the stories from you, Z!
AHHH HI AMAYAA! Hope all is well and you’re having a good time:) the bugs eating you up yet ?? love u boo, see u when u get back 😘
Hola Danny nosotros también te extrañamos mucho pero sabemos que tú te la estás pasando bien cuídate mucho y nos vemos pronto primero Dios
Hey girl, we miss you Amaya! I’m flattered to see that you are having fun!
AHHH HII AMAYAA!! I hope you’re having a good time and enjoying yourself! Miss you back home, love u boo! 😘
Hola Danii💓. Estamos muy bien gracias, me da mucho gusto que te estés divirtiendo junto con todos tus compañeros y con tus líderes. Algún día tendrás que llevarme a conocer las playas del Caribe. Te extrañamos mucho , Ya sólo faltan unos cuantos días para que regreses a casa, te queremos mucho. Que tengas dulces sueños. Te amo cariño.
Wow! Such beautiful views! Looks like you all had a blast, miss you Janize few more days!😍
Yay!! Beach fun!! So happy you’re able to have such an amazing experience !! You deserve it !! I love and miss you!!