Hello! Today was day 12 of our trip and the third and final day of the community action project. After waking up and eating breakfast, we headed over to the community and split into two groups. One for painting and one for pouring gravel around the newly finished benches. We made a collective playlist and listened to some awesome bangers while hard at work.
After exerting ourselves, we headed back to our accommodation for a lunch break. Later in the afternoon, we went back and applied the finishing touches to the benches. We then placed cinder blocks in the middle allowing for a tree to grow and hopefully provide much-needed shade. Around 3 pm, the benches were finished and we admired our hard work while snapping some pics.
When we came back, we had a seminar. We then broke into small groups where we reflected upon our past few days of work. We then enjoyed free time where one of our peers, Dhruv, held a martial arts class for us to learn more about one of his passions. We practiced throwing punches! Then we enjoyed tacos with cheesy chips for dinner, yumm!
Following our terrific meal we had our nightly meeting where we talked about the highs and lows of our tedious day. By that time, everyone began to wind down. As bedtime approached, people played cards and hung out with each other until it was lights out at 11 pm. Sweet dreams!
By Diego and Maya
Espero mi hija Ashley haiga pasado un momento muy agradable al lado de todos sus compañeros de una nueva experiencia en la vida la queremos mucho cuídate
Esta experiencia le dará a mi hija Ashley ser más fuerte de lo que ella ya es para seguir adelante en la vida y en su futuro el día de mañana gracias a mi Dios ella logra lo que se propone y siempre estaré hay para apoyarla te amo mi princesa.
Micooooo-Diego wow what great team work!👏🏼👏🏼 Me siento muy orgullosa de lo que estás haciendo y aprendiendo. Espero que todo esté bien te extrañamos y te queremos 😘 disfruta de los días q faltan nos vemos el domingo!!
We love you mom.
Hii diego I hope you are having fun!!! I look at what you are doing everyday, it’s so cool to see what you’re up to. I can’t wait for you to tell me more about your experience when you come back home :))
Excelente trabajo a todos!!!!
Deven sentirse orgullosos de lo que lograron en estos días, gracias por mantenernos informados cada día de sus experiencia ahora si están casi listos para volver, esperamos que su último día lo disfruten y tengan un feliz regreso sin retrasos
Te amamos Jessie!!!
Papás y hermanos
Job well done! These blogs have been amazing – thank you for sharing this experience with us. July 1st feels like yesterday and yet a lifetime ago. Can’t wait to see you at SFO tomorrow. All our love and wishes for entirely uneventful flights home.
Super cool! With your enthusiasm, hard work, and young energy, you can all build anything you want in the future.