Hello! Today was our first free day of the entire trip. We started off by waking up at 7am in order to wake everybody up at 8am to get ready for breakfast at 9am. After we had some cereal with fruit, we all went to the supermarket to grab some snacks. Then, we went to the internet café so that some people could go through social media but some of us went to the park to take some nice pictures. Later, we went back to the hotel to eat lunch which was white rice, chili, and vegetables. After that, we played a game of mafia and then listened to some music with our youth ambassadors. At 3:15pm we headed out to the bakery even though it started to rain intensely. We all got to talk and enjoy our pastries and some English students were there too. We arrived at curfew and started planning out English classes for the next day and developing our CAP projects. Also, calls home were made and we got to talk to our families after a whole week and we will be calling our families again on Saturday too. At 7pm we ate dinner which was tortilla Espanola, boiled vegetables, and iced tea. After dinner we had our nightly meeting in which we discussed the similarities and differences between the way young people in this city spend their free time compared to kids in the US. We did not see a lot of kids on their phones throughout the day and mostly spent their time outside while others stayed at home. Transportation is also very different because in the US we see a lot of buses and trains while people walk or use motorcycles. Here, there is a limited quantity of things to do unlike the US. At the end of the meeting we passed the torch to the next leaders of the day. You will hear from them very soon!
Grace,
It was so nice to hear your voice! We miss you. Sounds like you are having an incredible time and making friendships that will last a lifetime.
XO,
Mom
So nice that you all got a free day :-). Hope all got to do something fun.
Grace, sorry, I wasn’t able to catch your call, but so glad it’s going so well. Hope we can catch each other on Saturday.
Wishing you, and everyone on the trip, a fantastic last week.
Love you, Dad
Hello Yasin and everyone!
It’s good that you had a free day .
Yasin, it was so so nice to hear your voice yesterday. I am glad you are having a fantastic experience . We miss you and can’t wait to talk to you on Saturday:)
Love
Mom
Good Morning Millesha,
Mommy miss you can’t wait until you come back, Im glad you having a ball.
Mommy.
Hi Mya.. It’s Dad and Jenn!!!
I so happy everyone has a free day..! You and the crew must be a bit tired after all of these incredible events everyday… I am so impressed with the entire staff!! I want to commemorate each and everyone of you for making such incredible causes to help others. That in itself is the greatest thing one can do. Thank you guys for being so awesome!!!! Mya It was so great to hear your voice yesterday 🙂 You sound so mature and grown up.. Hahaha Love you so much..
Proudest dad ever!!! xoxoxoxoxo
Hi Mya.. It’s Dad and Jenn!!!
I so happy everyone has a free day..! You and the crew must be a bit tired after all of these incredible events everyday… I am so impressed with the entire staff!! I want to commemorate each and everyone of you for making such incredible causes to help others. That in itself is the greatest thing one can do. Thank you guys for being so awesome!!!! Mya It was so great to hear your voice yesterday 🙂 You sound so mature and grown up.. Hahaha Love you so much..
Proudest dad ever!!! xoxoxoxoxo
Hi Mya from Dad and Jenn!!!
I’m so happy everyone gets to enjoy a free day..!!!
You and the crew must be a bit exhausted from so many activities 🙂
I want to commemorate each and everyone of you for being such courageous individuals. Helping others is the greatest cause one can make in my book 😉
Thank you guys for being so awesome..!!! This act of kindness will resignate in your lives for ever..
Mya I miss you.. I’m so proud of you and Love you soooo much..
Proudest Dad ever … xoxoxoxo
Hola Grace, me alegro de que te lo estás pasando muy bien y estoy emocionada de verte y escuchar todas tus aventuras. Vamos a reunirnos en la Davis Creamery. ¡Te amo un montón! Grammie
Rebekah – I’m so proud of you for opening yourself up to the world through GG, both by traveling abroad and seeing a different culture and different ways of life and also by meeting so many new people on your trip from all different walks of life. It’s a life-changing and amazing experience and my hope is that you take everything in (positive and not so positive) and you come home a changed person for the better. I cannot wait to hear all your stories when we return to school and also see your bachata and merengue moves! (dance party!!!) Stay positive, stay open, and stay hydrated 🙂 Your Mentor, Ms. Kim (and also eat mofongo – my favorite dish when I was in the DR ;))
Sofía ,
Sorry we missed your call last night… thanks for the voicemail we were very happy to hear your voice .. Te extrañamos muchísisimo corazon and we know this is a great experience for you …
We’ll talk Saturdays (try Dad’s phone if not answer on the other line)
Mom, Dad, Frida and Diego .
(Frida): Sofia, Diego and I miss you so much! Fuimos a Coyoacán ayer y te extrañe muchísimo porque nadie me ayudó a escojer unas cositas. Ah, y está lloviendo mucho. Keep having fun!
Mario Alberto: hola Sofia to-dos Te extrañamos mucho pero esperamos verte en Navidad xoxo de toda la familia cuídate y diviértete!
Very nice to hear ur voice my sweet baby Massuda looking forward for Saturday
Love mom