Quote: “Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things” – Byron Dorgan
Question: What are some ways you can organize yourselves to work best together as a group for the CAP days?
Hello everyone, it’s Maria, Maianh, and Mai-Khanh! Today was the first day of our Community Action Project. We started the day off a bit earlier at 7 am, and then headed off to Criss for breakfast. After munching on some tigrillo and eggs for breakfast, Andrea drove us up to Fundacion Betesda where we arrived at 9:30. We split off into three groups: Team Dirt, who helped shovel and dig holes for the columns; Team Cement, who mixed cement to pour into the foundation of the columns; and Team Wire, who tied the alambre (wire) to the varilla (re-bar) for the skeleton of the column. We managed to get a lot done in the two and a half hours filled with hard work. Working alongside the members of Fundacion Betesda felt rewarding knowing that it was going to a good cause. We worked together in this minga, and although they didn’t speak much English, there was still a lot of good communication going on. Even though the work was sometimes difficult, the fact that we were all together as a community and doing this for a good cause made it totally worth it. After all the hard work, some of the members from Fundacion Betesda and some Glimpsers enjoyed themselves to a soccer game -Team Gelatina (gelatin/jell-o) vs. Team Cemento (cement). Although it was a close match, Team Cemento came out as victors in the last five minutes (4-2). Once the game was done, Fabian and Eduardo, members from the Fundacion, kindly drove us all the way back to the bus. The bus ride was filled with excitement and laughter, as we had a dance party/battle on the way back to lunch at Feroz. At Feroz, we ate a savory oatmeal and potato soup, and chicken served with rice and salad. We had a lot of free time afterwards, where most of us showered and took a nice, long nap. At 6, we walked to Criss for dinner, where we had fried fish with rice, sweet plantains and salad. We then came back to the hotel where we had our nightly meeting and passed the torch onto Catherine, Vivian, and Danielle.
P.S.
Hey Steph’s mom! We know you’re reading this right now and we hope you have a good day! <3
Hey Gina! We hope you’re having a lovely day, Camilo’s doing a good job in taking care of us and making us laugh.
Hola a todos! Me estoy divirtiendo muchisimo y comiendo muy bien. Espero que ustedes tambien lo esten pasando bien. Los extrano a ustedes y el clima de alla mucho <3 – Malu
Hi Ngoai, and the rest of the Nguyen-Huu family! Mai-Khanh and Maianh say hi to Ong Ngoai. We miss everybody very much and are excited to see you guy soon.-Mai-Khanh and Maianh <3
Maria, Titi trabajadora! :-* bonitas fotos y lo que hicieron hoy. Buen trabajo chicos!! Que bueno que estes comiendo rico 🙂 y espero verte muy pronto. Con tanto los días para tu regreso :-* … Sofía: ñaña te quiero muchísimo ?
Hello Maianh and Mai-khanh
We all are enjoyed reading the blog every night. We are glad that you too have great time.
See you soon.
Love
Mom Dad , big teddy bear, Cu Vinh, and the rest of Nguyen Huu family
Hola Maianh and Mai-Khanh from home,
What a great job from everyone amd you two for getting lots of tough work done today, especially for a good cause!
We told ong Ngoai that you said “Hi!” already. We all miss you a lot at home. Hope that you continue enjoying the rest of your stay in Guaranda. We will see you two at home soon!
Love,
Nguyen-Huu big family, ba Ngoai, your baby sister Mai-Lan, Mai-Khanh ‘s Mom and Dad.
CJ – we are thinking of you and hope you are well. ?
Miss you!
Love- mom, dad and jam
Hello All,
Thank You so much for the Shout Out!!! You are all so fortunate , thanks to your wonderful families, to be experiencing this Ecuador Program. You are also lucky to have Stephanie and Camilo as your PC’s. They are both such hard workers, kind, responsible and passionate about their work. They have sacrificed months of their precious time preparing these programs for the Glimpsers. They are responsible for planning everything from food, transportation and housing to daily programs and constant safety of the students. Congrats!!! to Stephanie and Camilo on a job well done!!! We are so proud of you and your successful program!!!
We have not seen Stephanie since February and want her to know we miss, love and are so proud of her. Can’t wait to see you!!! Hugs and Kisses to All Love Steph’s Mom!!!
Very cool to see you all working so hard for the benefit of others! Adam, we all want to know what team you were on? Owen and I think you were part of Team Dirt? But when it came to the soccer game I’m sure you were on the winning team, Team Cemento.
Owen is back from his trip to Arizona, and was back to sleeping in your bed. He said he doesn’t know if he can make it another week without seeing you. He leaves for Ravencliff the day before you get back.
Keep up the hard work! We love you and are so proud of you!
~Mom
Gracias por la oportunidad para nuestros hijos. Hermoso verlos trabajar y ayudar en la comunidad, estamos muy orgullosos!
Kiara, I love you and miss you very much, but loving seeing you helping!
See you soon! ?
Hi MaiKhanh and MaiAnh (my forever boops), what amazing work you guys are doing out there in Guaranda! Can’t wait to hear all your amazing stories and experiences when you guys get back, miss you guys so much back home. See you both soon!
Love,
Terri
hey maria!!! its tess, im in the DR right now and my friend christina and i are stalking your trip blog lol! our cap project is a cafeteria and we’re starting the building process next week. keep up the good work!