CAP Day 1 – Community Action Project
Today’s leaders of the day were Hannah and Jude
We started off the day bright and early at 7:30am to kick off our Community Action Project. Our CAP included completing a previous delegations ramp and creating a garden that students could use as an outdoor learning space. After our breakfast at Roma Santa, we headed to Carlos Garbay, an educational centre, where our project took place.
Our main task today was finishing the ramp, which included gardening, mixing cement, and a lot of hard work under the sun. However, with the help of a couple locals and school staff, we were able to make a large dent in the ramp project. We were relieved by our amazing Isabel, who brought a much needed lunch to Carlos Garbay for us. After a brief break, we wrapped up our work for the day and headed back to the hotel.
As a reward for our hard work, we were granted two hours of free time, in which people spent showering, napping, and exploring the city. We came back together to prep for our nightly English tutoring.
Overall, English tutoring was a success as many of us made new friends and connections within our classrooms. Introducing new games and changing our archetype of a classroom really improved both our own and our students’ enjoyment of exploring the English language.
We returned to Roma Santa for yet another delicious meal, then returning to the hotel to all relax from the busy day, glad to end the day on a high note.
Big love, Hannah and Jude
Hi Princess. We hope that you are enjoying yourself to the fullest in Ecuador. The pictures show that you guys are having an amazing time and we’re jealous that we’re not out there with you. Sorry that we missed your phone call the other day. Tio y Tia left to Mexico today and they send you a tight hug and much love and kisses. We miss you so much Cami! Love Mami y Pao.
Great job! Looks like you guys accomplished a lot today. Love seeing all of your hard work through pictures.
Great job Glimpsers, looks like you guys did some heavy labor today. You should be proud of all that you accomplished today. Thank you Isabel for taking such good care of our kids and feeding them such great food. Thank you Mr. Biddix and Kristen for mentoring our children in such an amazing way and too all the staff you guys are amazing!
Makes me happy to see Jacob smiling and having fun!
Great job leading today, Hannah and Jude! What an industrious day packed with difficult tasks! It looks like your two hour break was well deserved.
Love and miss you, Carter! Enjoy these moments and get lots of photos in the last couple days!
What an amazing day of hard work! Can’t believe the trip is soon coming to an end. Enjoy the last couple of days.
Can’t wait to hear all the stories, Jude!
We’re so glad we got the chance to read your post! Looks like you guys are having such a great time and doing some great work. We can’t wait to hear all your stories in person. Love you lots,
The Jude Crew
p.s: I miss you so much Jude and am so excited to see you in a couple days (-Skye)
p.p.s: I can’t wait to go to phantom with you soon! Love you lots!!! -Ryli