We woke up this morning at the crack of dawn – AKA 6:30- to welcome our second day of CAP. The day started off slow with tired bodies dragging their way to breakfast at Imabite. However, our worn bodies did not keep us down due to a exciting game of WAH! It’s hard to explain just know that it woke us up.
When we got to Las Chavaladas we split up into two groups in order to cover more ground and work more efficiently. One of the groups stayed in the classroom to paint the walls a light blue. The other group worked in the comedor and created a nice ombre sunset for the boys to look at as they eat.
There were some disagreement on how to paint these sites. It became abundantly clear that we had to combine ideas to make everyone feel like they were contributing. These problem solving skills are just a taste of what we -your children- are learning here in Nicauragua.
We took a break from painitng to have lunch and prepare for English tutoring. The juice was fantastic and the pasta was mouth watering.
After the break, we continued painting, and since we were ahead of schedule, we were able to play with the boys at Las Chavaldas.
At four o’clock we came back to the hostel where we had an hour of free time that people used to shower off the paint and hard work of the day.
We headed to dinner soon after that, where we had another delicious meal at Imabite. Before long it was time to head to English tutoring.
At eight o’clock we headed back to the hostel for our usual nightly meeting and passing of the torch to our new LDDs. (Leaders of the day) One of the new LDDs played the guitar and sang for us, which was beautiful.
All in all, it was a fantastically tiring day, in which we got to know the boys at Las Chavaladas better, and learned more about our capacity to compromise. We became stronger as a team.
Tomorrow we will continue with our final day of CAP, and everyone can’t wait to see our hard work pay off. Till then, it’s lights out for us.
Good night to all from Nicaragua! Much love to our families and friends for reading this blog! Peace!
I can see how difficult for a group, especially if there are a lot of people, to agree on ideas. The reality is that everyone will have different plans and different opinions throughout the process of working together. But you all got it together and at the end of the day, working together is SUCCESS! ?
Jeremiah, you have an amazing group. I am so glad you are able to experience this! I hope you are staying healthy and keeping hydrated. Can’t wait to see pictures of your journey and the stories that go with it.
I love and miss you! ?
-Mom
Great job Glimpsers! Keep up the great work…you are making a difference in those children’s lives!
Simone, got one for ya’:
Why does Waldo always wear stripes?
Because he doesn’t want to be spotted!!! ?
Love you Baby Girl! ❤️
Mom
Hang tough Naasir and all Glimpers! I know your finished work will be beautiful and uplifting for all!
“Jojo” im loving that nickname. I can see you made some friends girl. Good thing you have expierience in painting right? Lol Must of no even been that hard for you jk.
Looking at all of you helping the community touches my heart. Wish I could be there to help.
I’m glad to see you with your beautiful smile having fun, mom is so excited to see you tomorrow. When you guys get together call me please. Love you!
What a fantastic experience for all you youngsters. What a great way to learn how to work together to accomplish a task and get to know each other better in the process. I can hardly wait to hear all your details stories when you get back. I’m proud of all of you,
Grandpa Al
It sounds like a lot of work, but so worth it! We are glad that you are all able to keep motivated by remembering your goals, playing games and supporting one another.
We’re really looking forward to reading Thursday’s blog to hear about and see how your CAP project finished up.
Nicole, It was so hot hot here at home today that we almost went into the pond in the back for a cool off! Well not us actually, but the birds are really loving the pond these hot dry days.
Miss you!
Love you so much, Mom, Dad, Alex and Molly
Great job to everyone, you guys are doing a good job painting the school even if some of you have more paint on your self then on the walls. Lol. Eduardo I didn’t see you in the pics today but hopefully your also working hard. Ese es mijo! Make me proud. Hahaha. Mom and Eli said hi, Ricky said to stay a bit longer, he loves sleeping in your bed. And me you know missing you like always. Love you Dad.
Hi Katie!
Your project sounds fun and very rewarding. While it’s a lot of work, remember how much it will be appreciated.
I’m writing this on Wed. night and I can’t believe you only have a few days left on your trip. Enjoy the moments there as much as you can as you will be home before you know it.
Hope you are doing OK with the heat and mosquitoes. Love you and miss you!
Mom
You kids are leaving mark. The games you learn to play there seems fun. Jeana Rose it appears you took CAP day serious with wearing a cap during CAP day2. I am glad you and your group are able to make an impact on the community there.