Hey everyone, Bria and Maren here!
We just wanted to say thank you for keeping up with all of our posts. Let’s start with what we did today. Today was CAP day 2, and we made sure to use our limited time wisely by getting straight to work when we arrived at the beach. Again, we took turns digging and sifting the sand while others cleaned up trash along the beach. As we worked tirelessly for the second day in a row, I, Maren, noticed how rewarding it felt to feel the blisters forming on the palms of my hands and a soreness in my back as I worked because it meant I was making an actual effort. Hearing everyone complain (lovingly, of course) about how sore they were afterwards was probably the most satisfying part of the day. It felt so good to know that we all put in the hard work needed to finish the turtle hatchery. The look on Robert and Isabel’s faces when we completed the hatchery were priceless.
P.S. Our favorite part was running into the ocean afterwards (to our knees only of course). That was pretty awesome 🙂
After we finished the labor-intensive part of our project, we drove over to meet Luigi, an artist from Venezuela, and his sweet girlfriend, at a beautiful hostel in Pedasí. He collaborated with a group of us to sketch a design for the mural, which turned out beautiful and made everyone excited to start painting. We didn’t get very far with the actual execution of the mural today, but we began chipping old paint off the walls and outlining the design. We left Luigi’s company feeling motivated and ready to begin painting bright and early tomorrow morning.
We finished off the night with some much-needed free time, which for the majority of us included a cold shower and a nap, and then our usual nightly meeting.
Can’t wait to read all of your comments 🙂
Shout out to my mommy,Dad,and all of my siblings. Can’t wait to come home and see all of you <3
I see you have your glasses. I was worried you might’ve lost them. Phew! I hope your still enjoying the experience. Only 4 days and I get to see u!!! Love u😘
Glad everyone there is having an amazing time cant wait till you get home Macy. Enjoy enjoy.
Hi Riss
Love all of the posts and pics. Looks like this was a fun, rewarding, physical day,
Hope you guys are getting some rest between all these work, you guys must be exhausted, you guys are going to sleep for days when you return.
Can’t wait to hug you Riss
Love and miss you 😘
Grandma
It is taking me a minute to picture my Maren with blisters on her hands, yeah, no I cannot visualize this ;). I am blown away by the hard work you all put into this project, great job! I cannot wait to follow your mural project. Maren, the other day I was in the car listening to the radio and Billie eye lash came on, as I sang out “Duh” I turned to the passenger seat for your “Duh” back ;( missing you. All my and Eema’s love to you.(also shayna loves u too. and she is crying in the club with out u bruh. -shayna)
i love this comment so much omg. also maren i miss you girly!
Wow! ya’ll are amazing! I cannot wait to see your guys mural! Riss you look so cute in your braids! 🥰 I love and miss you soooo much!!
Xoxo, Ma 😘😘
Congrats on finishing the turtle hatchery! So when will there be residents? Why was the sand sifted? Looks like you all did a great job on it!
Looking forward to seeing how the mural progresses.
We love seeing the daily blog updates. Thanks so much for those.
Keep up the great work all!
Kaitlyn’s mom and dad
Hola Mija,
I Just wanted to say goodnight.
I Love you !💕
Grandma
Congratulations Team Helping Hands/Glimpsers!
Looking forward to the 5th.
Bubba, Kuya Simsim’s friends were asking about you yesterday!!!
Bucky, Unicorn & I miss you!
Love you lots.
rissa! I miss you more than words and can’t wait to see you! congrats on your cap project and I hope you have a great next few days <3 (also lexie misses you hella)
Whoa! That’s awesome. I can’t wait to hear all about how you constructed it and how it works. Do you expect to see some tortugas using it before you head home?
I hope you take a picture of the mural when it’s finished.
I can’t wait to hear all the stories when you get home in a few days.
Love you, Becca.
P.S. – Jaxx’s x-ray went well. He can do a little more now and doesn’t have to be confined anymore.