Day Three was a busy day for us M2A Glimpsers. We woke up SUPER early at the hour of 7 am and immediately gathered to have a breakfast for our new favorite dish: gallo pinto. We then loaded the bus–after filling our water bottles–and drove outside of the city on our first field trip. We worked with the ladies of Plomo, or as they call themselves Las Mujeres Del Plomo. These empowered women make jewelry out of the seeds from their community and sell them to support their families. After hearing their presentation, we made our own jewelry and bought plenty of presents for our friends and family back in the States.
After our visit with Los Mujeres, we boarded the bus once again and headed up–literally up–to lunch (rice, chicken, and fries) at a mountainside restaurant. Post meal, we were treated to a tour of native species including orchids, frogs and butterflies in nearby greenhouses.
From the greenhouses, we hopped along to our field trip’s last stop: a hike up the side of the mountain. Due to a small hitch in the plan, we ended up leaving the bus and walking a little longer than originally intended, but by the end of the hike that we all agreed the extra distance did us good. Of course, the view from the top of the mountain was breathtaking.
Needless to say the whole day was exhausting. But we still found time to bond over group meetings and intense games of Uno (no picture provided).
As the first two LITERS of the day, we would like to think we set the bar with optimism and enthusiasm, especially when things didn’t go completely as planned. It was a long day but it sure was enjoyable. We were happy to serve as M2A’s first Leaders of the Day and on behalf of the whole trip, we love and miss all our friends and families.
See y’all in the comments tomorrow night!! Stay punny and don’t forget to like, share and subscribe!
<3 Sophie Ashbrook and Sophia Campbell
Sounds great! Truly unbeleadable. Thanks for the nice write-up.
It was a special MOMment for me to read the pun-themed blog post! Breakfast sounds like it was gallo-pintastic! Can someone share the recipe if they learn how to make it?
Thanks for the update and the pictures, Blue love the pictures. My sister has a look alike in the picture.
I think your day ex”seed”ed your wildest dreams! Enjoy this experience and the view from the top of the mountains.
WOW! Love the pictures and the detailed descriptions! Thank you for the very nice post.
What a wonderful time you are having! Nice to see your lovely face! You truly are blessed. See everything your heart can hold! Love you.
Such amazing details and photos! So glad to be able to Glimpse a tiny bit into your adventure! Looking forward to each and every post!
Thanks so much for the updates and pictures! We get to enjoy some of the experiences.
Birthday wishes to Kathleen Flores. Happy 17th Bday! Beautiful place to celebrate! We love you!
Nice pictures thanks to keep us updated!
Glad that the gang didn’t have to deal with thunderstorms on their hike
to the top of the mountain. We don’t want anything to rain on your parade!
Hello. I am so happy to see that you are able to be outdoors. All that I can see from here is the weather report and it looks like major rain and storms. If you haven’t downloaded the new weather app WTF forecast…it’s a must. Oh wait! You don’t have your phones on you and the world is just fine.
Thank you for the pictures it makes me happy to see my daughter’s (and everyone else’s) smiling face. What an adventure you are having and I can’t wait to see and read more about your journey. XOXOXO