Hello families and friends!
Today was our first CAP execution day! We woke up bright and early and headed up to a parcel near La Miel, a 30-minute drive from our hotel here in Las Tablas. We received some instructions on how to plant our trees! We were divided into 3 groups: planters, diggers, and fertilizer handlers. Our collaborative teamwork allowed us to finish planting 200+ trees early. Several of the ladies who lived in the house next to where we were planting made us some homemade soup! It was super delicious, and while we ate our delicious lunch we saw a lot of little chickens running around the property and even a translucent butterfly! After saying thanks and goodbye to our fellow planters and our lunch host, we enjoyed the cool breeze on our exciting bus ride back to our hostel in Las Tablas.
After some much-needed rest and shower time, we traveled to Nutre Hogar, a non-profit that works to provide malnourished children with the proper care and needs that they are not able to get from their immediate families. We helped fold their cute tiny clothing and cleaned around the premises of the center. Most importantly we got the chance to hold, play, and give some love to the children. On our way back, unlike the usual energetic bus ride, we silently reflected on our experience with the children and the center. We had a discussion about what we witnessed before our nightly meeting. It was a very interesting and deep conversation that made us think about similar situations that occur in different parts of the world. After our nightly meeting, with some great basketball handling skills and singing, we headed off to hang out a little bit before bed.
We are excited to plant more trees tomorrow and to help reforest our planet! We plan to plant 300+ new saplings! We strive to stay safe in the hot and humid mountain weather. We all cannot wait to come back and share all of our amazing experiences and stories with all of you!
BIG LOVE from Bella & Karen!
Aww! Babies! Sounds like another amazing experience. Can’t wait to hear all about. Love you Dechen! Xoxo Mom
Hi Yareli, Good job planting trees and I know you enjoyed spending time with the babies they are do cute!!
Can’t wait to see you so you can tell me all about you adventures. I am so proud of you.
Love always,
Mom.
hi bella!! so glad to hear you and the group are having an amazing experience in panama. i look forward to hearing all about it in person soon. stay hydrated!! ๐
miss and love you!!
jaime
Planting trees is hard work! Sounds like a rewarding and soul filled day. Iโm sure loving on those beautiful babies was the best part. I canโt wait to hear all about it!
Love you, Marin!
Mom
Pau Pau and Gung Gung
That was a wonderful write-up you and Karen did on CAP Day 1. It was so informative and descriptive of the work that all of you did. We are so proud of you and you really appeared that you enjoyed it. Looking so forward to seeing you soon so that we can give you a big hug!
Love you so much!