Good evening family and friends!
Today was the final day of our CAP project for the Otto Mora Perez Elementary School! Today our leaders woke up at 6:00 am for a long day of work. We were greeted and energized by a cold breeze that hit our faces. We made our way down to the kitchen where our kind and caring chefs had prepared a delicious breakfast for our group. What our chefs had prepared for us today were diced-up sausages cooked in a vibrant red sauce with cut-up vegetables. They paired the sausages with a side of either tortillas or toast with butter. The dish was completed with a black bean paste that tastes delicious when spread on top of the toast with sides of orange juice and coffee. No meal is complete without fresh fruit like the watermelon and pineapple that was available to us today. After our delicious breakfast, we made it out to the lawn to start our journey to the school with a great hike of two steep hills.
After the group’s arrival at the school, we got straight to work with everybody having been assigned jobs to do. There were groups working on painting a couple of beautiful and eye-catching games onto the floor for the kids to play on. There were other groups working on filling up the trash pit, making the surrounding area feel a lot more clean and appealing. The clean-up crew also helped a lot in ensuring everything is kept organized and neat. After completing all of our tasks, we and our peers learned a lot of long-lasting values and lessons that we hope to implement throughout different aspects of our lives. Though we worked very hard today, we made sure to take multiple water breaks and even a dance break to maintain high energy and keep everyone ready to fulfill the duties assigned to our delegation
We finished our work earlier than planned and then began to finish cleaning up the school as a collective. The community expressed their appreciation by treating us to homemade popsicles in 3 different flavors: fruit, coconut, and sour guava. We did have more work to do, although it wasn’t physical. Afterward, we had an amazing soccer game with some of the kids that went to the school we were working at. Due to one of our peers, Messiah’s illustrious agility and ball control, the kids began chanting and calling him Messi. Directly after the game, we arrived back at home base and relaxed at around 4 pm until our dinner at 5:30 pm, which consisted of a burrito with chicken, bean paste, and cheese (and without, for dietary restrictions of course) accompanied with a side of salad that contained lettuce and tomatoes, complimented with a cold glass of guayana. Some kids liked the meal so much that they even saved some in the fridge for later. Then we had our nightly meeting at our usual time of 7 pm and passed the sloth to our next duo of leaders for the following day. We learned many things through our CAP project that really opened our eyes to the reality that some people live in and to appreciate what we have.
Big love,
Ayanna and Sebastian
Great to hear all the awesome you are doing for the community and off course your regular updates!
Man, those meals are great!
It is valuable that you managed to bond with kids through game of football! Iznad svih, Hrvatska! đź‡đź‡·
Just so you know Ultra Europe, is on. Blasting the rhythm! I know you are not missing that…Baki said maybe next year you want to go!
Svi te pozdravljaju i šalju zagralje: Tamara,Gigo i ekipa iz dvora, Elica i Zoke i svi sa Jadrana….cujemo se skoro…. GUŠTAJ!!!!!
Big thanks to Ayanna and Sebastian for sending us today’s blog post.
I agree with the other parents and friends – I would love to go to Costa Rica just for the food!
Be proud of the good work you are leaving behind at the school.
Thank you all for making the world a better place.
Hello everyone
Im glad you guys are seeing first hand on the living conditions there and really have an appreciation of what your lives here in the states are.. you guys are blessed remember that and never take it for granted. always keep a good head on your shoulders and an open heart to anyone in need. we are all sent here to help each other and love one another. you guys are great God Bless you all..
Kevin’s Mom and Dad
Congratulations to all of you! You have done incredible work at the school.
I love reading the daily summaries of your progress. Can’t wait to ready what the next week will bring.
Have fun!
Hi Michelle and Glimpsers…. Look at how a group of adults and young adults can spend time together, eat together, create together, hike together help each other, communicate with each other and come together as a group who many of you have made life long friends. You have made a difference in so many lives. The workers at the school and students of the school will be forever grateful for making their environment cleaner and
More beautiful. You all are blessed. And we need a book of recipes.
Much love
Mom and Dad
Hey guys! Just dropping in to say hello. Continue enjoying yourselves! Michael and Marcus we miss you!
I’ll have a glass of guayana, a chicken burrito, and a sour guava popsicle. Thank you. Moose says woof, Bella T.
Im so proud of You Sebas… Happy to know you were leader of the day.. love you brother
Michelle – Hi beautiful girl! I am so happy that you are enjoying your time, I love seeing the updates and pictures and can not wait to hear all the details when you return! Keep making this world a better place!
Xoxo,
Shorty
Homemade popsicles and soccer!!!! Awesome.
Hi, Nelci.
Tati Christine is so proud of you. I am very happy that you are having this extraordinary and exciting experience. Uncle Donald and I miss you very much. Can’t wait for you to come home so we can plan our annual picnic afternoon in the yard. Uncle Bob sends his love along with Donnè and Nikalis. Hugs and Kisses.