Hi my name is David and Jorge is next to me (Hiiii). Today we continued to work on our Community Action Project which involves building a wall to keep La Casa Materna from flooding. Today we made a ton of progress on the wall. Its basically done. Literally. We all agreed to wake up earlier to get a head start on the wall. We woke everyone up at 6am and ate breakfast at 6:30. For breakfast we ate a signature dish called Gallo Pinto!!! (again). After eating at the luxiourous Buffet Estelli we walked to La Casa Materna and got to work right away. Tania taught us how to make cement . We had to mix buckets of sand, gravel, cement mix, and water to make cement. The creative team finished the pathway and started painting some rocks. I painted a rock too but then I got paint on my hand and it took like 20 minutes of scrubbing vigorously to take it off. We then sent the buckets of cement to the construction team where we laid down the bricks and made sure that the wall was straight and not wobbling to the side. We also shoveled away several mountains of dirt, sand, gravel, and grounded stone and luckily no one got hurt. At 12pm we went to lunch and ate chicken and rice. It was delicious. We then went back to La Casa Materna to work again. Then later we took a break and went to Eskimo (the best ice cream shop in Estelí ). I ate 2 scoops of cookies and cream ice cream in a waffle cone. I remember looking around and thinking to myself, why am I the only one who got a waffle cone. I also decided to try out the Super Ice Cream Sandwich. It wasn’t as good as I expected. We walked back to La Casa Materna to do the same work for another hour and a half but this time with food for the construction workers who were working voluntarily. By the time we were done it started to rain on us while we were walking back to Buffet Estelí for dinner. We covered the wall with plastic bags to keep the rain from damaging the wall.We also agreed to have dinner earlier because the employees at the buffet live 4 hours away. I was super full from all the ice cream, but we had fried chicken and we almost never have fried chicken so I ate all of my food. Once we finished eating we walked through the flooded streets of Estelí and made it safely back to the hostel. We had the nightly meeting immediately and it went well. After that some of us participated in a firefighter fundraiser. Jorge finally did his summer homework last minute because he has school as soon as he gets home. “With great power comes great responsibility”- Uncle Ben; being a leader is not easy, but I think me and Jorge did a good job making sure everyone is participating in the CAP project and drinking enough water. Overall it was an ok day. Fin. Because of the constant blackouts we were not able to add pictures to this blog post.
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- T1A-BAY: Turrialba 6-6-2023
- JA2A-BAY: Jarabacoa 6-7-2023
- C1A-CHI: Constanza 6-9-2023
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- T2A-BAY: Turrialba 6-12-2023
- RB3A-BAY: Riobamba 6-15-2023
- O1A-CHI: Orosi 6-16-2023
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- T1B-BAY: Turrialba 6-26-2023
- JA2B-CHI: Jarabacoa 6-26-2023
- C1B-WM: Constanza 6-28-2023
- RB2B-BAY: Riobamba 6-30-2023
- O1B2-NYC: Orosi 6-30-2023
- RB3B-NYC: Riobamba 7-6-2023
- T2B2-BAY: Turrialba 7-7-2023
- JA1C-BAY: Jarabacoa 7-10-2023
- RB1C-CHI: Riobamba 7-12-2023
- T1C-LA: Turrialba 7-14-2023
- JA2C-BAY: Jarabacoa 7-14-2023
- C1C-BAY: Constanza 7-17-2023
- RB2C-BAY: Riobamba 7-19-2023
- T2C-CHI: Turrialba 7-20-2023
- RB3C-NYC: Riobamba 7-25-2023
- T1D2-WM: Turrialba 7-26-2023
- JA1D-LA: Jarabacoa 7-28-2023
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- JA2D-NYC: Jarabacoa 8-2-2023
- C1D-CHI: Constanza 8-4-2023
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Wow! Sounds like you guys are kicking butt on your project. Who would of thought you’d be doing construction? Lol
When you get some consistent power, can we get some pictures? Please
Like I say everyday, I love and miss you Monster. The house just isn’t the same without your sparkle. The mailbox is full of colleges trying to convince you to apply. Looking forward to really narrowing down your list and knocking out these apps. Tomorrow I’m going to Pirate Day at the high school to register you and do the walk through. I’m dragging Mariah with me so I don’t look creepy. Lol
I’ll make sure to get everything you need so you can hit the ground running when you get back.
Vader is good. Still a little annoying, but is adjusting to my singing.
Grandma is the same also. Lol
Let me know if you want anything special waiting for you at the airport. Sounds like you’ll never want rice and beans again. Lol
I hope you have a great last few days and you pack up feeling fulfilled and with no regrets.
Looking forward to having my carpool karoke partner back.
Miss and love ya. So many people have said ” I can’t believe you let your 16 year old go to another country”. That’s why we’ve built those wings so strong.. So you can soar. Eagles only. No pigeons.
Love ya..
Also a HUGE and tardy THANK YOU to Jerald and Tyrone for taking you guys and keeping you safe. I’m sure they’re on teenage overload by now.. Lol
David and Jorge, this is very impressive.
Jorge we’re so proud of you mi nino. I’m glad that you’re having this kind of experience even though you are so so far away from us, I’m glad that you were able to finish your homework.
We all missed you a lot and we’re very anxious for your return.
Por favor cuidate mucho, siempre ayuda de buena voluntad y que Dios te bendiga siempre. We love you!
Congratulations on making progress on your CAP Glimpsers! The rock painting sounds like a nice personal touch to accompany the wall and pathway – well done!
Dorky Joke of the Day:
Q: What happens once in a minute and twice in a moment but never in an hour?
A: The letter “m.”
Ayla – I know you’ve embraced this entire experience and will remember this adventure for the rest of your life. Although it probably feels like it’s ending all too soon for you and your friends, know that you have helped your fellow human beings and have made this world a little bit better through your generosity, compassion and hard work. Mom and I are very proud of you!
In these last few days don’t forget to absorb the intangibles of your experience – run your hands across the surface of that wall you and your fellow Glimpsers built, shake hands with the locals that have made your stay memorable, splash through an Esteli rain puddle. Wherever you are don’t forget to stop, close your eyes, breathe deep and *listen*. Love you tons, and Adventure on!!!
Whoaaa! Y’all are working hard! Thank you for the post – and the laughs! It’ll be so rewarding to see your completed CAP! We will see you all soon!
Hi, Cameron! Xoxo
Love,
Your mama
David and Jorge-Thanks for the recap of CAP day 2. Sounds like everyone is working diligently to get the projects completed. Also glad to hear that everyone is getting their fill of ice cream!
Ayla-We can’t wait to see you! Guess what? Siobhan is a water dog! Yesterday, she went into NeeNee’s pool all on her own. Continue to cherish the time you have remaining in Nicaragua. And continue to take photos! 🙂
Congratulations on the project you are all working on, very nice work. Thank you for the updates everyone it is real nice to read all the posts
Norma: mija I saw a miss call, I so upset I missed it, because I think it was from you, it was a weird number. I was at work in the warehouse and left my phone on my desk 🙁
I hope you are doing great. I miss you so much, can’t wait to see you soon. Love you so much with all my heart
your Mommy 😉
Glad to hear of all your hard work you are all putting into the Casa Materna!! Amazing what a group can accomplish together!! Your hard work will be appreciated for generations to come.
Special shout out to Sonya!! We all miss you!But we know you are having a wonderful time. I talked with Grandma Sandy today in South Africa, she is also having an incredible journey. She actually got to pet a tame Lion and Cheetah today. She was so excited telling me all about her singing group etc. We said goodbye and hung up and then she called me back to tell me there was a lunar eclipse !! What!!
Eli is doing good. He started his EMT class and is rocking it of course!! He took over your bedroom…but he said he will clean up 🙂
Rocky is growing super fast and loves the new deck set up 🙂
Your Dad misses you too. He is going to pick u up from the airport.
I am just having some local summer fun 🙂
Monster.. Vader was really looking for you this morning.. Not because he missed you, but because he ate my lunch and was looking for you to save him.. Lol
GINAAAA I MISS U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!