“Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.” -Byron Dorgan
Hey folks! Our names are Mia, Mari, and Noa! Today was the first day of our Community Action Project at Fundacion Betesda in Llacan, Ecuador. Us glimpsers will be working on building foundations for an extension of their preexisting building for the next three days. Today, groups worked on various tasks such as digging, making wire bases, mixing/dancing in concrete, and constructing wire beams. We based our day off of the question, “What are some ways you can organize yourselves to work best together as a group for the CAP days?”
We began the day working multiple jobs in different groups that focused on moving bricks, digging huge holes, preparing rebar, and mixing a large pool of concrete. One of the most important jobs was combining the sand, water, and rocks to create concrete. Many glimpsers rotated in and out of the concrete pool dancing on the sludge to mix the materials. Dividing up the labor helped us work efficiently to complete more than we had anticipated. After surpassing our goal for the day we treated ourselves to an early dismissal.
While working, glimpsers tested their physical abilities and exhibited their excellent collaboration skills. The best representation of our teamwork was prevalent when we all gathered to form an assembly line to pass concrete.
Click here for a video of our assembly line! 🙂
Overall, it was a very successful day, although there were some bumps in the road. For instance, birthday girl Kiki received a surprise birthday gift, a stub in the toe. Fortunately, she is recovering well with a gnarly bruise and some birthday cake.
After long hours in the sun, the glimpsers were extremely tired, on the brink of delirium. Luckily, this resulted in numerous funny experiences which strengthened the group’s bond. We will carry this unity into our work tomorrow so that we can produce a fantastic final product. Until then, we will be resting up for another CAP day tomorrow!
P.S. Dear LeeAnne, Heather, Edie, and Lance, we love and miss you tons and are very excited to see you shortly! <3
GREAT assembly line… loving the squats touch! cant wait to see more about the community action project and see the final project, looks like its off to a great start! Keep up the teamwork and cant wait till Thursday!
The video was a delightful watch. It indeed takes a community to build a project. We’re so proud of all of you, your positivity, enthusiasm and humor. Keep it up!!
Hey Brandon , it’s was nice to see you on the video working with all of your team together, we miss you everyday???♂️?♀️
Good job Cassie! Can’t wait for you to come back and tell us all about it! We miss you and can’t wait for Thursday. My dad it’s upset because he was waiting for your call on the free day and because he won’t be able to pick you up lol Samantha says “I miss you so much and I want you to come back today” mom says “ te quiero mucho” Pops says “Tas bien chula te quiero bien mucho”
Aww thanks for the shoutout and I miss you and love you too Mia! Sounds like another great day, and a few more to come, but I still can’t wait to see you 🙂
Greeaaat!?
love the video. great team work! time is flying by. miss you, madi. see you thursday.
Thank you leaders of the day! Sounds like a successful CAP Day 1!! Great photos and video! Just a couple more days of hard work! My baby already banged up and bruised. ? Good luck GU2B I wish you all the best! Stay hydrated!
I did not see my Kiki in the vidi! It was her bday yesterday please give big hugs for mom
Awwwwww… lots of love to you, MarMar! We miss you too, and are so envious of all of the great experiences you are having… even the hard manual labor! Wait… let me guess who thought of “dancing” on the sludge ;). I’m sure Guaranda will never be the same ;).
We’re loving all of the blog posts and photos… and especially the adobe making video hearing you say “yaaaaassssss” 🙂
Dear leaders and coordinators,
We want MOAR pictures of JOANI, she may be very hard to locate and hold down, but we need you to do it for the sake of our entertainment. (use force if necessary)
Tristan: i failed my driver’s license test, send me your pity