At last!! Today we completed all three of our CAP projects which included: the partition, the shelve for the kitchen and the roof all in just two and a half days. Not to say it was easy, we had an early wake up call at 6:45-am leaving the hostel immediately after breakfast at 8:05. We made our final pit-stop to Sor Maria for supplies and arrived at the comedor around 9:40. I have to say I was very impressed to see everyone jump into their groups to finish the two tasks at hand. With the shelves being done yesterday all we needed to complete was the roof and the partition. I was very nervous that the roof wouldn’t get done in time which lead me to stress out as leader of the day but I focused my energy on keeping everyone included in working and hydrated.
By lunch time the roof had almost all of the tin placed on it and the partition group had successfully found a way to put the wheels on. We swapped out jobs after lunch leaving new people to work on the roof and others to help stabilize the partition. The energy was a little low as everyone was starting to get hot and restless when there was nothing for them to do but quickly rose again when we needed extra hands to stand the partition up to test if the wheels would hold; they did but the group felt as though it wasn’t sturdy enough to hold just in case any kids happen to run into it. While the partition group worked on supports for it the roof group had fully put on the tin on the roof and had started to put in a gutter.
Around 3 pm we started to come to a close with both projects when we saw the supporters really held up the partition and the gutter was successfully put in. We then all came together with the children of the school to present them with a pinata and candy and thanked the founder of the Hope Project Pharell. We then thanked the two most important people Marceliano and Uriel, they were two men who helped us throughout the whole two and half days, without them we wouldn’t have been able to finish up our projects or even know what were doing because of how inexperienced most of us are. Each and every one of us looked up to the two kind men who really helped the group in completing our goals.
I am so proud to say that I was apart of building something so sustainable like a roof for those children and how myself and my peers work will affect the children and the people of Nicaragua for years to come. We were surely awarded for it too when we got to eat out at a restaurant to get pizza for dinner. Today has been such a rewarding day that I know we will all remember for the rest of our lives
Carmen (Jaz’s Grandma) good morning Sunshine, One more day and New York !! Here I come!!!
Congratulation on the cap project to all of you. Looking at the pictures it was hard work but with u guys
Working together u have accomplished a great labor of love.and what a way to end it with a celebration
For the kids. And of course a pizza dinner for everyone mmmmmm(heaven)
Two slices for Tiffany for the excellent job well organized.
Well JAZ hope tomorrow will be work free day for you guys and enjoy ur last day together.
Dios te bendiga y te quiero mucho mucho mucho!!!!
See u soon!!!!
Congratulations on completing your projects – I knew you would. Just based on reading the blogs everyday I knew the determination, heart & drive in all of you would lead to success and those are the very things that will lead you to succeed in life. GREAT JOB I can honestly say on behalf of all your family & friends we are all so proud of you. I wish all of you a heartfelt & rewarding last 2 days. I feel like I was somehow with you on this journey & I am going to miss reading about your daily adventures but not as much as I miss my Sophia <3 I can't wait to see you I love you sweet girl xoxoxo
Once again I have to express how deeply proud I am of everyone. Not only has it been a rewarding day but an overall rewarding experience that will last a lifetime. Another beautiful, heartfelt and emotional blog. You have all taken on your roles as leaders with such diligence and pride. True leaders. You have all made such an everlasting impact on the lives of those children and the people of the community in Nicaragua. Congratulations to all for all of your very hard and selfless work. I want to hug each and everyone of you. Alma, my little butterfly. I really cannot wait to see you and hear all about your experiences. Get ready for many hugs and kisses when you arrive. Love you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.
CONGRATULATIONS IN COMPLETING ALL OF YOUR CAP PROJECTS!!! WOW! What an accomplishment! The roof looks amazing and so do the shelves! No one would ever guess that many of you didn’t have experience. I can’t wait to hear all about how this went for you Jay. I’m pretty sure your experience in putting together the things we have purchased for our place came in handy, right? I’m so proud of you. That’s my little man!! I miss you so much. Home isn’t the same without you… I love you and can’t wait to see you on Sunday!!!
and what was your favorite part of the trip? This has been an experience of a lifetime!
Those three little girls look so happy :). This is honestly so great to see. Like ‘wow a couple of teenagers made that’ grown ups shouldn’t doubt us much, everyone should definitely be proud of themselves. You guys are inspiring me to go do something better for our world. I’m grateful for you all. Noe I can’t wait to hear and see how much this experience has changed you. I’ll see you in TWO MORE DAYS ! I love you so much ! Keep up the hard work for these last days and keep on smiling 🙂 !
Hello Jazmine! I love you so much daughter. God bless you and everyone that took part in this project. Hats off to all of you for doing good for humanity. This is our mission in life.
Tiffany, Thanks for the blog. I enjoyed reading it.
Good job all of you are doing for humanity.God bless you abundantly
xoxo Jazmine! love Daddy
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Tiffany//great job!! You all came through together to get the job done! I know you all feel good about doing something positive… The smiles on those little girls faces says it all. It’s the little things that count, that make a child’s day.
Jaz, 2 more days and you’re back home and you can tell me all about your adventures and new friendships you made.
Love you!!
Congratulations everyone on completing your project and giving your all! Enjoy your last day in Matagalpa. Alessandro, we can’t wait to see you and hear all about your adventure! Get home safe everyone!