Hey families and anyone else reading this! It’s me Dimitri writing from the recently raining Constanza.
We started our day today by keeping it cool and waking up at 8:30 am, at the earliest, and having the option of being able to sleep until 9:30 am in order to get up for breakfast. Today, we had cereal, pineapple, and some yogurt for the morning in order to get us pumped and ready for the relaxation that was about to commence. Right after that, we had some free time in order to call our parents and family back home and get our laundry ready for cleaning so we could have them by Saturday morning at the latest. Right after that, I went to the hardware store with the help of Ivy, Neha, and our PC Fabiola in order to order and have our materials ready for the CAP project that we will be starting tomorrow; All went smoothly and we will have all of our materials ready tomorrow morning to get started! After my team and I came back, we had some more free time in order to freshen up and get ready for lunch. For lunch, we had some soup for the ones still feeling a little sick on the trip, some bread, chicken, and some rice with tomatoes and cucumbers.
Following lunch, we finally got to explore the city in groups of 4-7 with ambassadors and had some fun exploring the city. My group and I decided to get some souvenirs for the trip and play some sports since, on our last free day, we ended up coming back to the hotel a bit early since we did not really know the city very well. We started by heading to the basketball court and getting ready to play some b-ball, but the court was closed for some renovations so we were not able to play. Right after that, we decided to head to a souvenir shop but it didn’t really have what we were going for, so we decided to go to the baseball court and watch some of the kids play. Following that, we went to another souvenir shop and finally found some good souvenirs for us and our families. I got 3 bracelets that looked really nice for me and my family. Afterwards, we decided to head to Punto de Nieve, a bakery right across from the hotel, and we had some drinks while we looked at the rain that had just started. Afterwards, we went back to the hotel and played some cards in order to relax after a long day of walking.
Following that, we went to dinner and had some mashed potatoes with salad, some fried cheese, and scrambled eggs. After we were done with dinner and the dishes had been washed, we went into our nightly meeting where we talked about our day and how we have changed since coming to the DR. When it comes to me, I believe that I have changed a lot when it comes to my mentality with new people. I have never had so much fun with people that I have only known for 9 days so far and I hope that it remains that way. I also know the city better now and learned how to navigate the streets of Constanza better with the help of our ambassadors. We passed the torch to Daijah and read the agenda for our first CAP day, read the comments from the precious days making sure that we went back to all the days to check for new comments (Yes, parents we are reading these comments in front of everyone), and did our unity clap to end our day. Tomorrow is going to bring a lot in front of us but I believe we are ready to face it with a smile.
Goodnight everyone!
hey Misa I want to let you know one of my TikTok’s got 400 views, so that basically means I’m famous. I have to admit I’m a bit of a TikTok addict now, but don’t worry I won’t forget about the little people. I was wondering when I should drop some merch because I can’t leave my fans hanging you know. Also the other day I went to rockin’ jump and this 5 year old bullied me by telling me to get off the trampoline, but I told her no because I’m famous and I continued to make my TikTok. I swear people need to be more kind, I mean first “Mike” now this 5 year old, sheesh. Well I gotta go my fans are waiting for a new video.
Sending hugs from Cali!! That looks like some yummy
goodness in the DR! Hope you all
enjoyed your day off.
Zoe, what a treat to hear your voice today.
Feels like an intro to college/university life … 😕 . Glad that’s not super soon bc we really miss you here, we’re definitely not ready for that. Make every moment one you always remember.
We’re getting organized for the finale at Dos Pueblos, cousins are in charge of fireworks this year. Never a dull moment,. See you soon to celebrate Happy USA day!!
Hi Constanza Glimpsers,
Thank you to Dimitri for the great photos and captions. It looks beautiful in the mountains, and you all look happy and healthy. Good luck tomorrow with your CAP project.
-Kim
ps.This is Abby’s mom. Give her a hug for me. I miss her a lot.
Hi everyone – So happy to hear you had a free day after working so hard this far! I hope those of you who got a bug are feeling better. Good luck with the pipe install today. You are an awesome team!
Cheers – Allison
Hi Mona,
hhgnkjh i’u dgj ( that was tutu typing you a message)
she says she loves you and for you to come to her house 😀
We love you and are so proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Briyana,
Looks like your team and you had a good time navigating the town or area yal are staying at. Hope you enjoyed the sights there. It was great hearing from you! Miss hearing your voice and having you here back at home with your 2 silly brothers. Great pictures btw. miss you and hope to hear from you soon again. take care. -mom, dad, rylin, levi