Hello everyone! Today, CAP 2, was our LDD day and one of the most tiring days yet. We woke up at 7, had some toast and eggs and went straight to Las Cruses community to further progress on our CAP project. After a relatively slow day yesterday, today we really got our momentum going, and we are nearly finished with beautifying the community’s new preschool. We began painting our tree mural and the adjacent wall (pictured above). We also painted the floor outside the room with hopscotch, butterflies, and other small paintings. We ate lunch and shared our leftovers with the dogs. After finishing the majority of our murals, we built cubbies for the preschoolers as well as a fence to keep the animals (pigs, chickens, dogs, etc.) from disturbing their learning environment. We returned to our hostel “El Chico” at 5 and had dinner followed by some free time. We wrapped up the day with or nightly meeting and went into some more free time.
Today,we learned how cooperative everyone can be when we have to get a lot of work done. In fact, both of us were shocked by how much we were able to get done in such a short amount of time. We are proud of how flexible everyone was despite a few setbacks, for example missing walls. Everyone filled in any job that needed to be done without complaining! Although we still had not completed our project, the children were super enthusiastic about the new additions to their community. Towards the end of the day, all of them started playing hopscotch and admiring all the paintings.
As LDDs it was important to remind everyone to stay hydrated and on task, given that we had numerous tasks to get done. I (Andrea) learned the importance of teamwork. Moreover, I learned how appreciative we should be of our education back in the U.S. The small kids here were so excited for the beautiful little space we are creating for them, and it warms my heart so much. I (Harsh) learned more about my leadership style. Since I’m not a naturally loud person, I had to become a leader in other ways. For example, I decided to be more behind the scenes and focus more on checking in with the GGLs about itinerary changes and updates.
We are excited to see the results of our hard work, and we hope the kids will have a much better future ahead of them.
So proud of you, Harsh !
Andrea omg yesterday I was just thinking “I feel like Andrea will be lider del dia tomorrow” and I open up the blog to see I was right!! Props to you for signing up for one of the CAP days like I did, cause those are definitely some of the busiest days. The paintings look so colorful and I know the kids will be so happy about them! We all miss you, enjoy every second of your last few days and cherish every moment. ?
Hello Mya,
Hope you are having a great time. I miss you and can’t wait to see Friday! Love you so much and thinking of you always.
Looks awesome everybody I bet it feels good to help others great job
Love you Mika
Can wait to see you back at home
Dad
Thanks Andrea and Harsh for the post, we are (parents) so proud of your work.
We all missed your voice a lot, the house so quiet now, even two dumb dumb not playing, we could not wait to hear all detail about your trip JUSTIN, we know you enjoyed it.
Just few more day, you will get your pokie bowl again….
Love you boy
Hi Bri,
It’s lovely to see the impact you and the rest of the group are making.
Hope your back is holding up. Take care of yourself and each other.
Love,
Mom
Great job working together to leave a legacy project that will bring so much to the children and community as a whole. Proud of you all!
Mister Scott
Celia: No podía creer lo que mis ojos están viendo, esa, esa, esa es mi dora una vez más. Tenemos la oportunidad de verte que suerte ser tu madre ? Besos mi niña te esperamos en casa esta semana
Wow! Your project looks amazing – so colorful! It is amazing how much you guys got done! I am sure all of the kids were really appreciative. See you in a few days, Sarah!
Great Job Everyone!
I see a picture of you painting! Keep up the great work! Very proud of you Mika!
Hola Amy, we are so proud of you… Te extrañamos mucho 🙁 we can’t wait to see you on Friday. We love you and miss you… Mama, Dada & Ale