Reporting to you from Tico land! This is Hannah and Jondell 🙂
Thank you all for sharing your comments with us! We always look forward to reading them during our nightly meetings! Today, we started our day by waking up at 6:45 am to the song “Walking on Sunshine.” At 7:30 am, we went down and had Gallo Pinto, which if you did not know, is a typical cuisine here in Costa Rica. The dish consists of rice and beans with scrambled eggs and two different kinds of cheese. After our mental warm-ups and energizer, we departed at 9 for our “Community Day,” which took place in a small town fifteen minutes away called La Flor.
As soon as we arrived, our groups ventured into the four different homes, where we would converse and interact with local families. This experience gave us a closer look at the Costa Rican culture. Once again, the charisma that we had noticed about Costa Ricans was confirmed to us!
In one of the groups, we met a family of seven! Three of the kids work with their father in carpentry, and the other two are studying in college. They all live in the same house and have a very strong relationship with each other. After greeting each other, we started to make empanadas and tortillas with the help of the family. Something that seemed so complicated to us at first became so entertaining and delightful to make. The best part was definitely eating them, and eventually watching Kevin fall asleep shortly after, LOL. Another group met with a couple who shared their lasting marriage of 58 years. They shared with us their financial struggles which created an impact on them during the pandemic. Hearing about this touched our hearts, and reminded us of the reasons to be grateful, especially as we experienced their unity and graciousness. Through their acts, they reminded us of the beauty of this virtue. As Melody Beattie says, “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.” It connects us to a true path of incomparable joy, and without it, we are lost.
Another group visited Edith and her family. Edith talked about her childhood and how she started working at 13 because in her family she had seven siblings. She spoke about meeting her husband and about making it official when she turned 17. She has two kids; one of them is Dave, the man kind enough to show us around the house. Dave wanted to become an architect when he was in school, but because of the pandemic, lost interest and struggled financially. With her other son Pablo, we got to meet and play games such as football and Uno! Something interesting we discovered was that they rebuilt a church and decorated it.
To resume this all, through every experience at Global Glimpse, we have grown and accomplished a lot. Every day always brings us activities that we look forward to, as we grow closer to our community and the people that we meet.
Ok, “Tuanis”
Big love!
Hannah and Jondell
Hey guys,
I’m so glad that GG are giving you the experience of different cultures and life. Hope it helps you with your social and emotional growth, appreciation for what you have.
Hope you become a lifelong explorer’s of human experience!
Can’t wait to see what you do next!
…ok, enough with a food, you are making us jealous! 😉
Bili u Vranjici, pozdravljaju te Lana I Vedran, Tonja, Vito I Bobo!
Wow! What an amazing opportunity to meet local families and get to know them and how they live! It’s one thing to hear about it but to actually be invited into these peoples homes and have them share like that……just wonderful!
I’m hoping you got to be in the empanada group Dyl. I know you would love that experience and I would love for you to bring that home and share.
I am really amazed by how much you guys are doing and so thankful for you to walk this path. You guys will hold onto this forever.
We are, as always, working on a multitude of projects. Yesterday I helped Ralph polish the concrete. That was cool to watch it change from rough to smooth and shiny. Can’t wait for you to see all the work we have done.
I imagine you have been waking up to do the yoga in the mornings and I have also started taking yoga twice a week at Awkenings. She has a new amazing instructor. Can’t wait for you to join me.
Excited to hear about your next adventures. You guys are doing a fantastic job sharing your days with us. I feel like I’m right there with you.
Love you forever Dyl,
Mom & Dad
Thank you, Hannah and Jondell, for a a great blog posts.
It reminds all of us to cherish and be grateful for all we have here.
I hope you keep that part inside your hearts forever.
Big thanks!
To my dearest Sebastian. Your absences feels stronger than ever. I count the days, hours, minutes and seconds to our reunion. I look at the photographs that mom sends me of your trip and I can say that I am proud to call you my brother. I love you and I miss. Daniel.
Good Morning Jondell and the rest of the team. We are always looking forward to hearing about how you spent your day. I am glad to hear about the family stories. Now you get a glimpse of how others live, and it’s always good to show gratitude. Regardless of how small it is, show appreciation. I hope you enjoyed the rest of your stay. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon. Have a Blessed Sunday.
Hola hijito de mi alma:
Quiero que sepas que estoy muy orgullosa de ti, estoy muy feliz de saber que estas aprendiendo a ser empático y solidario con las necesidades de otros, doy gracias a DIOS primeramente que te permitió participar en un programa tan enriquecedor para tu vida, segundo doy gracias a Global Glimpse por haberte dado la gran oportunidad de participar con ellos; tercero las gracias a tus lideres como Michelle, Socrates y demás que no se sus nombres por guiarlos y acompañarlos a ser mejores personas y contribuir que este mundo sea mejor.
Gracias a todos y cada uno de los que han hecho de este viaje maravilloso para ti, como las personas que les hacen sus alimentos, a las personas que han estado con ellos indicándoles como trabajar. a las personas y las familias que los han recibido en sus casas y los han hecho participes de sus vidas.
Por ultimo gracias a cada uno de sus compañeritos por hacer de este viaje para Sebastian algo inolvidable y productivo.
Hijo Te amo y te extraño. estoy muy orgullosa de como te esfuerzas cada día por ser un hermoso ser humano. Eres un chico muy especial.
Te ama mamá.
Good afternoon Michelle and Glimpsers. Gratitude is the most important word in any language. If you have gratitude for your life and the people in your life then what else do you need. Sounds like you had a spectacular day,once again being ensconced in the Costa Rican culture…..stories, people, and food.
Hooray for all of you and your adventures
We enjoyed meeting some of you yesterday. Enjoy all your moments.
Much love
Michelles Mom and Dad
Kayla
My daughter, you are the sunshine of my day. The joy in my soul and the love of my life. I miss you every moment you are not with me….
mom
Hola Kayla y al resto del equipo!
Las actividades que han realizado serán una gran experiencia para ustedes, se llevan un gran recuerdo que les ayudará en el resto de su caminar.
Ser solidarios provoca grandes alegrías sin recibir nada a cambio y ustedes dibujaron sonrisas a cada una de las familias que visitaron
Que Dios les bendiga y les permita seguir experimentando grandes momentos con las personas que más lo necesitan
Hi Kayla
How are you, that on this trip you are learning many new things about life with nature, other cultures and sharing types of work in groups with the communities is something that you have to appreciate a lot, I know that in this time over there you have to get up very early, go for a walk to see how they live in other places. Enjoy those moments. Thanks to everyone who makes this program a reality and to the effort of the participants.
We look forward to seeing you soon, Kayla.
What a great day you had! I am so happy that you are learning so much and meeting great people in your trip to Costa Rica! This will be an experience you will never forget!
Greetings
Paola
PD. Hugs and kisses to Kayla
Missing my little sister the most. So proud of you for taking on this new experience and meeting new people. Me and Christopher love you and are excited for you to get back soon:)
What a beautiful account of your day.
How wonderful of the community to invite you all into their lives and teach your about their culture.
Great photos of you all. Love my Bella immersed in the cooking and we look forward to you preparing some of these beautiful dishes for us when you get home! Yummo.
So thrilled you are getting to do some yoga and meditation and all the terrific early morning warm ups and rituals that prepare you for new adventures every day.
Miss and love you darling Bella. So proud of you and all your friends. — Mamma
My Dearest Hannah!
Diego and I are so proud of you!
I am so happy you committed to this trip! what a beautiful, humbling and amazing experience. We enjoyed reading about your day, and how you are making such a positive impact on this wonderful community! Keep at it, and we look forward to reading more. Please don’t forget that kindness goes along way! We love you, Mom loves you and you are missed! Enjoy every moment of it, and remember, knowledge is power and gratitude is the best attitude!
P.S. I am expecting you to make me tortillas and empanadas when you are back home! ha 🙂
xx
Your sister Karen & Diego
I really enjoy these blog posts! I am filled with such gratitude that you all are having such a full experience. What an honor to be welcomed into the homes of local families and to hear their stories!
To Jasmine from dad: Enjoy all this good food while you can Jazzy! Spaghetti when you get back.
Hi Glimpsers! And special Hello to Emilie!!
What a wonderful experience to be able to see what Costa Rican life is like. I can’t wait to learn about the recipes you practiced. Empanadas are found all over Latin America and each country has their own unique spin on them. I am sure they were delicious! It is such a joy to see your smiling faces and continue to hear about the amazing adventures.
Emmy, we miss you everyday but are so happy you are part of this wonderful adventure. We can’t wait to see you and learn more! Also Grey sends his love!
xoxoxo,
Mom
Hi Stacey & Glimpsers team!
What an adventure you all had. It has been a great pleasure reading the stories of your blog, so explicit and descriptive. To the point that it has transported me to each of the places you guys have gone. Through them, I have been able to learn about Costa Rica’s culture. Thanks to each of you for sharing your experiences and making us part of this wonderful journey.
My lovely daughter I hope you have really taking advantage of this culture immersion trip. Integrating yourself with the group of people that you met for first time and been able to interact with locals and understanding the way they live, is an experience that undoubtedly will help you grow and gain a new and broader perspective on day to day life issues and challenges people encounter.
Hopefully the enrichment of this project has been an instrument to help you see how much you have in common with others, while at the same time it has also contribute and inspire you to start collaborating with different groups/ organizations to make a world positive change and a better tomorrow.
I hope you all had a fantastic day. Wrapping up the last moment of this memorable trip, please enjoy and cherish every second. Keep in mind that the present when is gone never comes back, so make the most out of it.
Stacey, I miss your hugs LOL 😊😂. Love you ❤✨ to the moon and back. 26 more hours until I see you again😍.
Forever yours,
Mom.