Buenas, amigos y familiares! As the sun sets on the beaches and volcanoes of Leon, kids living, learning, and thriving on the grounds of Barrilete will sleep looking at the murals painted by fellow glimpsers. And as each one of us sleeps, we hope that the kids will dream bigger dreams and hope for better tomorrows looking at the revolving seasons and nightly skies.
Today, after three days of exhaustive and tiring hard work, we finished our Community Action Project (CAP). The murals for the boys and girls room at Barrilete came out as wondrous works of art. The outside space also matched in its grandeur; the tires, pots, speed bump were colorfully adorned to match the spirit of Barrilete. The shelves/closet constructed by hand with the help of community members were also furnished and ready for used today too. It took us lots of time and energy to make our visions into designs then deliver them successfully. The creativity group put the final touches on their paintings as the construction crew worked tirelessly to attach the closet space next to the shelves. With the help of other Glimpsers, they also painted over the wood. The Glimpsers working on the beautification of the outdoor space were mixing colors and panting over tires at the same time too (sometimes ants, flies, and plants RIP). As we wrapped up our CAP, we were given hugs of appreciation from the young kids at Barrilete. And like always, they waited outside to wave goodbyes to us on our departing bus.
After Barrilete, we arrived at our hostel to take showers, have free time, and prepare for English tutoring. We then headed to dinner at Immabite then to the University of Leon to teach our respective classes. For two hours, we stood in front of younger and older Nicaraguan students teaching them our prepared lessons. Although, everyone was tired, we all had energy and positive attitude.
More than anything today, we, with our CAP made a difference in this world, no matter how small. Our only hope is that we will continue to make small or big differences in our communities home.
Gracias, Elie + Vanessa
P.S. Bigger view of our mural! (the featured pic):
Beautiful work, Team Awesome! Love the mural! Reya (and Josh), I hope you’re feeling better. We’ll have an everything bagel waiting for you upon arrival, along with embarrassingly long hugs.
Love,
Dad & Mom
Hola Elie & Vanessa!
Very inspiring blog this morning! The mural looks muy bella!
As the sun sets, know that all you have made a difference in the lives of the people of Leon.
As the sun rises, you provide a GLIMPSE of hope for the young children that they can be leaders in their community.
Use and share the knowledge that you have gained!
Jon,
Was that Mickey drawing on the tree your idea? I know how much you love Disneyland! Can’t wait to go and ride all the rides again! Couple more days to go! Enjoy and soak in as much as you can!
Take care!
Excellent work on your cap project, glimpsers – no doubt you will carry that spirit of community service through collective and collaborative effort with you as you return home. Reya, it was heartbreaking to hear that you felt so sick and I couldn’t be there for you, but it was heartwarming to hear your voice yesterday and learn that you fought through your illness capably. Continue to take care of yourself, my girl, and we will see you soon!
Very impressed with the three days hard work all of you put in with the murals and landscaping upgrades, in addition to tutoring English on other days! Exploration and helping other people is truly important. Hope you keep up the good works (or some form of it) when you get back home. We are sure you will see things in a different perspective.
what up josh,
i hope your having fun on your trip bud. did you use your skills as an artist for this project? btw the tree in this mural is much better than the tree that you made.
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Hi Kuya Jon!!!!!
This is Lizzie and Kat and we can’t wait to see you! I hope you had fun on your trip. We miss u so much! We hope u have a safe flight coming home. We love you!!!!
Wonderful job, Glimpsers!!
-Ryan’s mom
One more day! Enjoy the heck out of it, and we’ll see you soon… you know… in the middle of the night on Thursday. Safe flight home!
So proud of this Leon delegation!! Hope all of you made fantastic memories and will continue to be friends. This is definitly going to be one of the most memorable chapters of your life so don’t be afraid to share your story! – 2016 L1C Delegation