Hello all! Today we, Cinque and Jasmine, lead the group to completing our Community Action Project (yayyyyy!)
We started off the day by waking up at 5:55 AM (6:30 for the rest of our lucky Glimpsers). We then had a breakfast of gallo pinto, quesadillas, and avocados (we’re fancy ya’ll). 30 minutes after breakfast we, August, and Sara took a quick trip to the paint shop to get some much needed supplies for the rest of the day. We made it back by 7:45. Our goal was to get the group on the bus by 8:00 and we were all accounted for by 8:02 (that’s very impressive around here).
After piling on the bus, we started on our way to Sor Maria Romero. We made a not-so-quick stop at the wood store which put dangerously behind schedule (some of us got a nap in at least š ). We finally arrived at Sor Maria at 9:15. After dividing into the mural, tables, and sign groups, we all kicked into gear.
2 and a half hours of excruciating, grueling, strenuous, hard, child labor later we finally had a lunch break. Our lunch consisted of chicken, salad, macaroni, rice, and mango juice (some of us also bought some amazing popsicles from the paletero man/ice cream man). Some of us were so determined to finish the project that they returned back to work early (shout out to you Allison <3)!
We all gobbled up our food and got back to our project. By that time, the front two walls of the school had a coat of paint and the mural was mostly finished. The sign was also being finished and the two tables were complete (in only 3 hours!) and being varnished.
We were expected to finish the project at 5:00 PM, but actually finished at 3:00, surpassing everyone’s expectations. Our final project was: two sturdy tables, a gigantic bookshelf, the front of the school painted two colors, the gates and windows painted, an amazing hand painted sign for the church (that also takes place in the Sor Maria school), and a beautiful and original mural designed by Allison, Kierra, Sara, Ellis, and me (Cinque)!
We then started the cleaning up process, which was harder than it seems (thanks parents for always cleaning up after us). Some of the kids got their hands on the paint and added their own “creative” interpretations to the mural by adding paint in places where it was not supposed to be (gee, thanks). But they posed for really cute pictures, so it’s okay.
We took big group photos after cleaning up. Our Community Action Project was successfully completed! We even had time to fix some of the mistakes from prior delegations *cough cough, M2A*. Then we said our goodbyes to the community, hopped on the bus, and went back to El Castillo. We had a little downtime before dinner. We had a group self reflection afterwards about our project and its successes and shortcomings. Then, we had our nightly meeting where we passed the torch to our next leaders of the day (can’t reveal who they are though, sorry).
Today was amazing and full of success. Thanks to EVERYONE who helped out. Teamwork really makes the dream work.
Side Note
Jasmine: Buenas noches que suenes con los angelitos! I love you and miss you mom and dad!!
Cinque: Love you Mom, Dad, Czar, and turtle. I am enjoying and learning so much from this trip. See you bright and early on the 19th. <3
Hola Jasmine & Cinque!
The eagles have swooped down and left a cloud of magic over Sor Maria!Muy bien!I enjoyed reading this story-it reminded me of a blossoming flower. Everyday another petal unfolded.Everyone in the GG group has done a fantastic job embracing, uplifting and bonding with the community.Thank you for letting us be a witness to this journey. The pictures are priceless. Love & see you soon!
Much God & love,
Mom, Dad, Czar & Stinky turtle
Jasmine, it was so nice to see the Lindblom version of the update!! Yay. It sounds like you all were really productive and I’m so impressed with how early you are getting up each day!! ? I guess that means it should be no problem when you come back home. Your pictures look beautiful, I love the mural. ( Good job Conque) And the tables and bookshelf look solid and strong. I can’t wait to see you mi hija. BueƱos noche y dolce sueƱos sweetie. I love you too. Dad
Wow, the CAP project turned out beautiful. The mural and the sign are both very lovely. Seems like everyone had a blast doing it! I can’t wait to see you Allison so you can tell me all about your trip abroad Allison.
My apologies I didn’t mean to put Allison twice in the same sentence.
Everything looks beautiful!! I love the design and the sign and Allison’s smiling face next to the sign! The place looks so cheery that I am sure the community will love it!! We are so glad that you will be back soon!! We love and miss you Allison! Love Mom Dad and Ryan. Good luck with Leader of the Day tomorrow!
Jasmin, I loved seeing the team Lindblom blog!!! Sounds like you Glimpsers worked really hard. The mural looked great and the table a book shelves look solid. Great job!! I can’t wait to see you! BueƱos noche y dolce sueƱos mi hija. I love you too!! Dad