Since our working time on the community action project was cut short yesterday because of english tutoring, the Glimpsers decided to wake up at 5:40 am to ensure the maximum amount of progress on the second day of CAP. A usual breakfast was awaiting the group at 6:30, at Buffet Estelí. After grabbing the lunch boxes we were off to pick up sand bags (which required five glimpsers to carry them), plants and more glass bottles from Sonati.
Just like yesterday, we slipped into four groups as soon as we arrived to the new school campus of Fundación Cristal. The gardening group continued painting multiple recycled tires which were later on filled with soil and plants by the same group. The painting crew made significant progress on the blue and yellow base paint and were even able to start our mural with the help of members of other groups. The craft crew finished decorating all of the plastic bottles and Alex started hanging them from the roof. The last crew, which I am a part of, is in charge of all the wood work. We were able to finish constructing the four benches with tremendous help from Nathan and a sick Humberto who was still extremely helpful. While Jennifer and Nathan started to paint our benches, the rest of the group started making soccer goals. After numerous failing attempts (one of which included Eric almost losing his thumb after I hit him with a hammer), we once again required Humberto’s help to be back on track. All four of the crews had to stop working at 4:30 pm to start cleaning up before taking the bus back to our Hostel and eating at 6:30 pm at Buffet Estelí.
Please check in tomorrow to read about the last day of our Community Action Project.
Ps: Jasmine is severely upset because her lovely parents are not commenting enough on the blog.
PPS: Hey this is Eric I just wanted to do a quick shoutout that I forgot to write on my blog yesterday to my mother for writing everyday on our blog. I really appreciate it and I’m thinking about you guys everyday here. See you guys on Monday!
Ouch, Eric, how is your thumb? I feel for you. Hope you are getting better now. Even though you are not a handy man yet, you must have tried hard to make soccer goals with your team. Thank you, Nathan and Humberto, for a big help to get the job done!
It is a pleasure to read your glimpser’s daily blog and write comments to share our thoughts about your wonderful activities and experiences. Based on your hard work yesterday, it was a big surprise that this CAP project has turned out to be so beautiful! How proud each one of you are feeling? I am so proud of each one of you!!
Thank you, Samuel, for writing up this blog with colorful photos several hours earlier than usual. Thank you for letting Eric to use your blog space to write to me. I really appreciate it. It’s hard to believe that Esteli2 – 7/29/2015 glimpsers are coming back soon. Please keep safe and stay healthy!
Hola Sam, gracias por escribir el resumen del día! Nice description and summary of the day! Wow you are a nice group of hard working talented young people ! It’s amazing how much you did in 24 hrs! I love the plants pots, what a nice idea! And that work in progress is already looking amazing! You need to feel (in case you have not yet) very proud of yourselves ! Those children from Fundacion Cristal are going to have such a nice and happy looking place thanks to all of you! I hope Humberto is feeling better and Eric is recovering from the hammer “miss”. Have fun tomorrow finishing it off! Are you going to have the chance of seen the children faces when they see the school make over? That would be awesome! Gracias y hasta mañana!
P.d. Pictures are great ! Natilla no te veo …tqm mama
You are all doing such an amazing job, and with such positive and selfless spirit. It sounds like a lot of hard, grueling work but the fact that you are making a lasting difference for all these kids is so inspiring. It looks beautiful!
Reading about your CAP project has been wonderful. I look forward to reading more about all of the wonderful things you are doing. I am proud of you all, I know how hard you are working. Just a few more days! I wonder if the time flew for you? It seemed pretty long for us :-)!
Sending warm hugs!
Thank you Esteli Glimpsers for your eye-popping descriptions, enthusiastic notes and fun snapshots on this blog — it has been a huge pleasure to see all of you in action and hear about the different experiences you have had over the past weeks — from teaching the kids and beautifying their school, to studying the politics and economics of Nicaragua, to getting to know people from all walks of life — be it at the dump or in an artist’s studio — and enjoying the gorgeous mountains, swimming spots and exotic food. (Phew, glad Natalie actually caught the flight there!) Your experiences sound colorful, challenging and memorable. Congratulations to you for all your hard work and significant contributions — and I wish you all safe travels home — Take care, Mollie
(Natalie’s mom)
Wow good job on everything guys! Gardening crew, the plants on the tires are genius and so pretty! Painting crew the murals look really amazing! Craft crew, I didn’t get to see the plastic bottles but I really like the idea and I’m sure it looks great. Lastly woodshop crew (&nathan+Humberto) I know nada about woodshop so I’m very impressed with the benches (you good though Eric?). Ella, judging from all the paint splatters over you I’m guessing you were in the paint crew? Good job with that tree dude, who knew ya got some artistic skills in you?? Ramiro just DMed me asking when you were coming back and I was really surprised to realize you were coming back so soon!! I miss you so much and text me when you land!
Hi Sweetheart 🙂
Wow, you guys have done an amazing job. You look wonderful and I see your beautiful smile in the picture.
I miss you booboo
love
mom