Today was our first day of freedom and the Global G’s woke up at 8:00 am in the morning. No one was tired, from what I saw, because everyone felt glad that it was the first free day!
We then proceeded to the mess hall where our amazing cook named Licelot prepared potatoes and eggs for us. After we had breakfast, we proceeded to our free time, because that is what is emphasized on a free day. During our free time, we had a chance to call our beloved parents who we dearly missed. After about an hour of being homesick, some of us decided to get our hair cut. A couple of students were willing to have his or her hair cut by another student in Global G’s. Those of us who were more precautious, decided to get a haircut by a barber. However, this was not such a good idea because those who got a haircut by the barber were not as happy with the results.
After this, we had lunch and then continued to have our next free time. Free time was different from the last one because this time around the Global G’s were allowed to travel outside of the orphanage. Of course for safety reasons, we had to travel with the GG leaders and this was not as free as some students would have liked to have been, but we still had a blast.
We split into two groups: one group decided to go to a sports center, while the others went shopping. I was one of the students who decided to go to the sports center.
When we arrived, students played basketball, volleyball, and steal the bacon. The students who played basketball had a grand time. The only problem was that the heat was intolerable, but the good news was that the heat motivated the students to drink water. Those who played steal the bacon also had a good time. The other students who went shopping, only shopped and got ice cream. After we sweated out about 20 pounds, we went on our journey back to the orphanage.
There we had our poverty seminar where we were taught what we would be doing the next day. After this, we had our dinner and continued to our usual nightly meeting. We had a terrific day and we all look forward to tomorrow, which will be a very emotional day.
Wow! Ismaelito! Que felicidad saber de ti! Y leer lo que escribiste! Lo hiciste muy bien! Everyone looks like they’re spirit and enthusiasm are high! Keep up the great work! Sounds like this day will be a super challenging one Glimpsers! This will truly be a lesson about GRATITUDE!!! Together you can all get through it! Drink plenty of water everyone!
Te queremos mucho Ismaelito y estamos muy orgullosos de ti!
Hi Ismael!
We love you so much! It’s great to see you having all these adventures. Your world keeps expanding and we can’t wait to see what you do next! Keep your freedom precious and enjoy every moment of it since not all of us have that luxury. Also, keep trusting your instincs and keep making those good choices like playing sports instead of shopping. Sounded like way more fun 😉 Take care and have so much fun!!!
Miss you,
Tania and Barbara
Lizzy Larriva, did you cut your long beautiful hair?
Lo siento, Ismael! I’ve been on vacation in Hawaii and am just reading this blog now. I am sitting under a Brazilian pimiento tree, with the mynahs and other birds as my morning music, thinking that at this very minute you, too, are also in a tropical climate, experiencing the wonders of nature and the fellowship of the other Glimpsers. Keep writing and keep a journal–I want to read it all! Con mucho *aloha*. Connie
I am excited that you are having this experience at your age. I am so excited for what this will do for you as you return to USA and prepare for Senior year. I am sure that it will inform many of your scholarship essays and personal statements….. oops, am I talking about school work! Sorry, it’s a bad habit.
I hope that you enjoy your last few days and that you take it all in. Take plenty of photos for your visual memory. I look forward to hearing all about it when you get back. I would definitely like to hear about all of the adventures.
es un placer a saber sobre tu viaje. Sigue adelante hermano.
Nos Vemos,
Ashanti