Day 5: Free Day (No. 2)

Hello Families,

Today, we started our day later than usual because we had a “free day”. The Leaders of the Day ( Ava M, Kaitlenn, and Serena) woke up at 9:00 am to get ready for the day by going over what we needed to do and to make sure breakfast was ready for the rest to start coming down. Many of the Glimpsers woke up between 9:30 am and 10:30 am to serve themselves breakfast. For breakfast today, we had different kinds of cereal, yogurt, and fruit. After, we were able to have alone time if we chose to or hang out with friends to do activities like making bracelets or simply just to talk. Many glimpsers were able to call back home during this time and do laundry as well. Next, lunch was served and we had white rice with sancocho (chicken and pork soup with vegetables). We then left the hotel and were finally able to go to stores and buy things we needed or wanted. Since it was a hot sunny day, we stopped to get ice cream. Then we walked to the park which was located inside of a military base. Some of us played basketball with local kids and adults while others were invited by the military to view their guaraguao (eagle or falcon we’re not sure but they were their national mascot.) Others were distracted observing two baby kittens they found in the park (they were so cuteee!!!) Then we walked to the supermarket where a lot of snacks were bought and a lot of money was spent. After this, most of the Glimpsers returned to the hotel while the four of us (Ava M, Kaitlenn, Jordan, Xiaohan) went with 2 leaders to a different supermarket nearby to spend more money. We went back to the hotel, and some made phone calls while others had free time before dinner. For dinner, we had mashed yuca and potato with cheese, fried cheese, and steamed veggies. Then we had the nightly meeting, as usual, in which we passed the leadership torches to Jadalys and Victoria. We were going to finish the night off with karaoke but it was sadly moved to another night because more people still needed time to call back home, so we are just gonna end the night by spending time talking to each other.