Dear family & friends,
Your blogger for the day will be me, aka El Lider del Dia, informing you all on the wonderful day we had. We woke up at 7am & I made sure everyone was up and early for breakfast at La Favorita, where we had some delicious gallo pinto, huevos rancheros, tortillas with salsa and a side of iced tea, which was very tasty.We then headed back to the hostel where everyone packed their bags with their necessary items and hopped on the bus. After a 20min drive, Manuel our wonderful bus driver, dropped us off at the Bertha Gutiérrez school to finalize our Community Action Project.
Once we had arrived, McCall realized we did not have the key to open up to school so we sent Luz to the rescue to get the key back at the hostel. Meanwhile, one of the generous neighbors let all of us in through the back of their house which led into the school. Once we were in, we all began planning on how the painting system was going to work out. We first had to add a coat of preservatives to prevent the wood from damaging. While all the benches dried, we stopped for some cookies and water to stay energized and hydrated in the heat. After our mini “food”, break we got back to work and discussed how the paint was going to be used efficiently. Although there were many problems to solve, we figured them out with a bit of help from our leaders. We were divided into 4 groups, a pink group, a yellow group, a green group and a blue group and then we all began panting our benches. It was very difficult trying not to get painted on, but one way or another we were marked.
As the groups finished up their benches, we realized we were behind on time and decided to take our lunch break, which we ate in our air conditioned bus. We ate rice with a side of veggies and pasta and of course iced tea in a baggie (Yumm). We then resumed our painting, as some people painted the soccer posts, others began cleaning up, and others were painting their shoes different colors, which came out pretty nice actually (Kat & Kevin). But the benches were still not dried, so we waited a few more minutes and then packed them away. We drove back to the hostel, but even after a long day of hard work, many of us still had lots of energy. We arrived at the hostel, dropped off some things and went to dinner where Don Carlos made us the traditional but tasty American hamburgers with a side of French fries and juice.
After dinner, we had a program seminar, wrote letters and as usual, we had our nightly meeting and I passed the torch on to our dynamic duo Min & Victor, who demonstrated their talent of drawing each other with their eyes closed. Afterwards, we reflected on our CAP project in small groups and had free time for a bit– many played fun games and others wrote in their journals. Big love shout-outs to the green team for doing an awesome job on our benches, as well as the other groups. Thank you for all the support from you guys back home and we love you all. Good night and sweet dreams 🙂
Good night everybody.
Buen trabajo chicos esas bancas quedaron muy bonitas . Felicidades por la culminacion de su proyecto . Buenas noches .
Hello Glimpsers. Congratulations and great job on completing your CAP! You should all be proud of yourselves and each other for such a worthwhile endeavor, and of course we are too!
Elizabeth, after all that you have learned there, it would not surprise me if you start projects around the house or in your room when you get back. Well, maybe after returning from Stanford jazz camp anyway, lol.
Please give us a call if you get the chance. Papa, the doggies, and I miss you and Maya is keeping your bed warm. Love you much! Mama
Hey Kevin, can’t wait to see you bro bro, love you glad you been having fun helping people. You’re changing people’s lives and we’re really proud of you 🙂
vic!!!!! come back already man, we missing you (crying faces if you can’t see it) but yeah I learned how to do an oil change and an oil filter change today, plus I learned how to change hoses for over heating. saeng just turned 18!! wr can’t wait for you to come back, missing you hella brotha! hopefully you’re having tons of fun! make the most out of it! you’re gonna come back darker than saeng LOL okay see you soon!
The food sounds delicious! I hope that everyone is having an amazing time and making wonderful memories. You all truly inspire me!
Kitter, I miss you millions! I cannot wait to see your beautiful smile soon. I am so proud of you!
Hey strawberry popping boba! I’m seriously super duper excited for you to come back, oh myyyyyy. I’ve been learning a lot in my internship that I might have a senior project in mind, idk yet though. But I’m tired of driving, I want to sit in the passenger seat of your car already haha just keeeeding. I hope you’re having lots of fun on the last days of your trip! Oh btw I got a new car, nope I’m just kidding LOL! Okay well, just a few more days, goooodnight and sweet dreams, don’t let the mosquitoes bite!
Yes I can pick you up for sure at the airport. Don’t be surprised if you don’t see at the airport, I’ll probably be late, hahah just kidding I’ll most likely be hiding from you. Oh yeah, thanks for taking your time to message me today, that was like a cherry on top of a sundae, it was just heart warming and made my day 🙂
Great Job Glimpsers on completing your project! I’m sure the locals will appreciate all you have done for them! Elizabeth we are so proud of you for all that you are doing and learning. Can’t wait to see your smiling face back home though!
Love, Papa… and Mama and Rubes and Maya.
Kat loves her paint wars lol
Sounds like everyone is doing a great job making positive changes all around you. So proud of you all!
We love you kat!!!
Muy bien glimpsers les quedo super el trabajo realizado.
Creo que estos proyectos les van a ser muy util para el futuro.
Saludos Gustavo.
I see you’re helping the world!! Haha good job i guess you’re not so bad after all 😉 hope you’re having the time of your life there! I finally had time and Internet to drop a comment for you! Hopefully you get to read this cause I’m not really sure what I’m doing but it seems correct hahaha anyways, can’t wait for you to come back so you can tell me all your stories and I’ll tell you all my experiences here in the Philippines! Miss you but I don’t at the same time hehe, love you but I don’t at the same time 😛 stay safe xoxo and please get darker you need a mad tan LOL
Kat loves her paint, paint wars is a specialty lol love the dedication the projects look amazing
Sending hugs to all
Miss you so much kat! You are my hero and inspiration to pay it forward