Hey everyone! We’re Fatima and Leticia, the leaders for day 10. Today was our first day working on our CAP project at Utopia. We woke up at 6:45, enjoyed a lovely breakfast at our usual spot, then took a short bus ride to Utopia. We were split into three different areas; the garden, the front entrance, and the kitchen. From there, each group had a specific task that they were passionately devoted to. Glimpsers working in the garden had to clean out the backyard, remove plants and heavy rocks, shovel dirt, and begin cutting the wood for a shed. Glimpsers working in the front entrance had to paint the walls and doors of the entrance of the building. Those working in the kitchen had to wash dishes, clean out the refrigerator, organize cabinets, and mop floors. Despite the rain, everyone remained productive throughout the whole five hours. We only have two opportunities to work and finish on this project that will help the Utopia organization. However, we can proudly say that a significant amount of progress was made, leaving us with less stress for tomorrow.
After long hours of hard work, we drove to Roma Santa for a delicious lunch. After our meal, we had well-deserved free time to freshen up before our fourth English tutoring class. After Fatima`s English class, a few siblings she teaches handed her a very sweet and thoughtful letter that made her cry three times. After Letty`s English class, her students suggested to throw her a small party for our last day of class tomorrow. It seemed like everyone had a successful day of teaching, which makes it difficult to think about having to say goodbye tomorrow.
After being teachers for two hours, we walked back to Roma Santa for dinner. Some of us bonded over old Justin Bieber songs requested in the restaurant. After dinner we had our nightly meeting where Letty and I passed our torch onto Hojoon after he demonstrated his talents to be worthy of being leader of the day. We were then given some time to plan for our fifth and final English tutoring class tomorrow. Fatima created goodie bags filled with candy to give out to her students at the end of tomorrow`s class. Letty planned a review and a small party for tomorrow`s class. We both had a positive experience as leaders of such a busy day, but are now relieved to pass on such a big responsibility to a different person. Letty and I send love to our family and to our friends whom we miss so much. We are looking forward to speaking with you all on our free day on Thursday.
Good work y’all
Keep it up ??????
Love that you are doing construction!
We had a 3.4 earthquake centered in Kensington today at noon.Papa and I were delivering catering- he at Cal and me by Oakland airport and we didn’t feel it. Aidan was home with the dog and he said he thought a truck hit the house. It was quick and no damage. Hadley gets home tonite from Santa Cruz and Aidan leaves tonite for Stinson. It’s still warm here but not as hot as it was. Can’t wait to talk to you about your trip! Love you, Mama
Wow you guys are putting in mucho trabajo en Ecuador! Early mornings and late nights.
I know it takes a lot of time to recap the day and write these blogs after your long days so thanks a bunch for staying up and taking the extra time to keep us all informed!
Hi sage I’m in Santa Cruz with fay and we went to the boardwalk yesterday I actually went on the rides! We are going back today and I’m gonna go on more rides ???
We are coming home today and it sound like you’re having fun! Miss you and love you ? Love Hadley
Hi Justin , did you call me today ? My 221 phone number does not work anymore. Next time you call, can you call my 932 number or josh? We can’t wait to see you, only a few more days!
HI EMILY! I MISS YOU ALREADY, THAT RIDE BACK TO MY HOSTEL AFTER OUR DINNER WAS DEPRESSING AS HECK!! HI KAREN AND KELLY! Benjamin is also doing his CAP 1 Delivery right now Lol. Let’s meet up with Benji after you come back!! Can’t wait for you to come back with stories about your trip because I know I have a lot to say. I MISS YOU EMILY, KELLY, AND KAREN!!!!
To delegation 2: You guys were all so cute and friendly…..pretty wild too but eyyyy although it was a short time it was awesome meeting you all. Treasure your delegation cause I already miss mine :'( .
To Hojoon: Cammy always tells me about you and your guys’ stories, and how she misses you throughout our trip, be glad you have such an awesome friend!!!
I MISS YOU EMILY! I wish we could’ve met more throughout our trip!!
Fatimaaaaa! We miss you so much! I’ve been sick for like two weeks now and completely lost my voice so there’s that. Mom and dad are good but they definitely want you back already. This post made me tear up. Love you sissypoo! ?