Hey guys, Katie and Litzy here!!!
We hope everything is well but we first wanted to begin by telling you about our day.
Today was community action project (CAP) day one and it was super fun. We started off the day by waking up pretty early and drove to the beach in Pedasí where we were building our turtle hatchery. The bus ride there was extremely fun. Erik was kind enough to make us a Panamanian playlist, which we enjoyed.
The Glimpsers as well as local high school and university students came together to bring this project to life. Building the hatchery included a lot of hard work in the heat, as shown when sweat dripped down our faces. Jason even made a remark saying, “Lick it”, when there was sweat on our noses.
In the meantime, other Glimpsers were doing a beach clean up.
We had lunch on the beach where we were able to enjoy a beautiful view and sandwiches (which had a little bit too much mustard). After lunch we continued working hard and didn’t head back home to the hotel until 4pm.
When we arrived we were able to rest up or explore Las Tablas for about 2 hours. Many of us slept or got ice cream, which is only a block away. We had dinner and had the usual nightly meeting to sum up our day. To spice it up a little, Lydia (our medical fellow) taught us a short salsa lesson. After a long day, we could can finally get a good nights rest.
Today, we learned the importance of teamwork and perseverance. We couldn’t be happier to help save the TORTUGAS!
Mom, dad, Yerelin, Evelyn, Daniela, Alex and friends I miss you all so much and can’t wait to come back home to tell you all about my trip. Te quiero mucho mami, see you all soon. <3 -litz
Mommy, daddy, Zach, Carly, and Nick: I’m always thinking about you and I miss you lots. I can’t wait to tell you about my trip and show you pictures. Panamá has been so well (I mean good haha). You have been in my daily prayers. I love you so much! – Katie Pie 🙂
Dear Glimpsers,
Wow! What a wonderful way to bookend your day: building a turtle hatchery in the morning and dancing salsa in the evening. I wish I were there.
I love reading your posts every day. I can feel the open-heartedness you are all bringing to the work you are doing in the community and to your GG group. I feel inspired by you!
Love you and miss you, Satchi. I can’t wait to hear more about your new friendships and experiences. Keep your heart open. Dad
Hey Kaitlyn,
Looks like you had a good workout building the turtle hatchery! –Keeping you in shape for when you return to your gym schedule! HA! It’ll be quite rewarding to see all that you’ve accomplished when it’s done!
Thank you to the GG leaders and PCs! They’ve certainly kept you all busy and are truly helping you all make a big impact on the community and the environment… and making it enjoyable at the same time.
We miss you. Hope you’re taking lots of pictures!
xoxo Love mom & dad
Sounds like a you worked really hard today. I’m sure once completed you will forget about the pain from hard work and just be proud of it. Macy where are your glasses😬? Miss you and love you!!!!
Hi Riss
I miss you so much! Have I told you that yet 😂?
You guys work hard.
You all are Awesome!!!!
G-ma
Hi Katie,
Wonderful to read how much you all are accomplishing there! What incredible opportunities to contribute to the well-being of the community and the environment! Salsa dancing and ice cream are great ways to wind down after a busy day. Can’t wait to hear the stories and see pix! Miss you! Love, Mom