Hola! Today was our last day for our Community Action Project. We started our day by waking up at 6 am sharp. For breakfast, we had gallo pinto, tortilla, queso and a mix of ham and eggs. Afterwards, we went to the wood shop to get some supplies for the project. Then, we drove to the school to get started! As we got started, we had a busy day ahead of us. During the day we touched up the paint on the walls, built shelves for our education corners, scrubbed the floors to get the paint off and finished up the mural. For lunch we had chicken, rice, salad, noodle salad and fried plantain. Yum! We finished around 3:30 pm, and the director of the school expressed her gratitude of the work we had done and how happy she was we were able to make such a difference in her students’ lives. We said our goodbyes to the community and hopped on the bus to get back to the hostel! When we got back we wrote our letters of appreciation to the donors who have supported the Global Glimpse Program. Many of us would not have been able to be a part of this program if it wasn’t for their generosity. After we were done with the letters we had dinner which consisted of yucca, pork and cole slaw. At 5:50 pm we walked over to our final English tutoring class and had a talent show, showing off what the students learned. We came back to the hostel and celebrated Silvan’s “birthday”! There was glitter and shaving cream everywhere! To end the day, we had our very last nightly meeting; many tears were shed realizing that this amazing experience has come to an end. Tomorrow we will be heading at the airport at 4:00 pm. See you soon!!
Hi Maddi
Good job, congrats on a job well done and experience you will always remember!
See you soon,
Love M/P
Maddi-
Congratulations on such an amazing accomplishment and journey. I have been waiting all day to see this post and get a glimpse of the finished product. Beautiful! Sounds like you guys had lots of yummy food today as well as a lot of goodbyes and celebration. I am Counting the minutes until you are home. I am so excited. I told charlie you were coming home soon and he jumped down and ran to the window with excitement then confusion. We can’t wait. Safe travels and see you soon. Love you love Mom oxox?❤️
Hi Jazmine, You & your fellow glimpsers should be so proud of yourselves. You all went & accomplished so much & im sure made a huge impact on everyone you came in contact with in these 2 weeks. I hope it was everything you imagined & then some. As this will be an experience you will never forget! I will see you soon my girl. Safe travels & please call when you can, just to touch base. I can’t wait to see you!!! Mom 🙂
Hello Bryant,
Last day and it sounds like it was a day to remember. Saying goodbye is always hard but just think of all the memories & friendships you have made and the lives you have touched! Remember What you have learned and how easy it is to change one person life but just helping each other. I always wonder how more beautiful this world could be if we all helped one another!!! We can’t wait to see you !!
Much love and good night!
Love ,
Dad & Tracey
Claire
We are all looking forward to your return and hearing more. We too are thankful thst you had this opportunity and for sll the hard and inspired efforts by the GG staff and their partners home and abroad. Many benefits all around. Have a safe and fun day and journry back.
Love Mom and Dad
Love and miss you Jazzy Jazz! ?❤️
Hey Amanda, it’s your Irvington Global Glimpse Ambassadors! We’re all super excited for you. You guys are doing incredible things on your trip, and I really hope you enjoyed it; we can’t for you to take the trip back with you and tell us all about it!
Also your photos are hella cute I flippin love them
Have a safe journey home Mari, and rest while you can. Rest well knowing that you have had an amazing experience and have accomplished so much in such a short period of time. Making personal connections, teaching through relationships and connections. So much we can do when we work collaboratively. I’m sure it will be a difficult goodbye for all of you, glad that you leave with the school restoration project in place. Waiting for you to come home.xo Mom and the usual suspects.
Bryant,
Good byes are always hard but your memories will be with you for a life time. Glad the classroom was finished with pride and love. See you soon enjoy what is left of this amazing trip.
See you soon you left a teenager coming home a young man with new views and appreciation of life❤️?
Samantha
So proud of you and all the Glimpsers. It has been wonderful to read all the updates. I’m sure you will remember this for the rest of your life. We are excited to see you tomorrow.
love, Mom, Dad, Sally and Matthew
Hello Jazz, well the day has finally came! How exciting and I know it must be very emotional for all of you’s. Can’t wait to hear all about all the fun and hard working experiences you all endured in the last 15 days!
See you soon 😀
Love ya,
Grandpa & Nana
Hi Imani,
It looks like you all have done an amazing work in Nicaragua. We are so happy for you to have had this experience. We cannot wait to see you!!!!! We love you to the moon and back!!! See you tomorrow XOXOXO
Dad, Mom, DJ, Sarah, and Josiah
Hey Maddi,
What an adventure. So few will ever undertake what you have done and accomplished. Memories you will carry for as long as you live. Looking forward to your safe return, Grandpa Mike.
Hi Bryant! By now you are at the airport on your way back home. What an amazing trip. I hope you know you can do anything you want. You can impact people’s lives with simple effort, and make friends at a drop of a dime. I hope this trip is transformative for you! I can’t wait to hear more!
Love Aunty Christina.
Bryant
Just so you know I did make you chocolate chips cookies. Now we need to pray that they save you some, see you soon❤️?
Jazmine, congratulations on a wonderful two weeks ! I’m so proud of you and your group. Jazz, I can’t wait to see you and give you a great big hugg! Safe travel. Love you forever, Nana Bella