Hola! Today you will hear from us, Elijah and Max!
Today was the third and last day of our Community Action Project. We started off the day by waking up at 5:45 am and waking up everyone else at 6:00 am.
We continued to clear the area by cleaning the garbage, picking up and moving rocks, pulling weeds, and making beds for the plants. When the students from the school had recess, they were excited to see us for the last time. We all took a break to play with them; they were so full of energy. A few of us chatted, played piedra, tijeras, papel, and raced the students.
The weather today was very nice. It was cloudy and had a nice breeze, so we were able to get a lot more done. Even though everyone was tired and sore from the past two days, we rallied together to push through and even moved a full tree about twenty yards by carrying it on our shoulders. Teamwork makes the dream work!
At the end of the day, we were happy to see all the progress that was done and it looked like a totally different space. Before we started, the students described the space as a “jungle.” Now it is on its way to becoming a beautiful garden. Below, you can find the before and after photos of all our hard work. It was a rewarding experience for everyone and we are very happy with what we accomplished. The project will be finished with the next Global Glimpse Orosi delegation later in July.
We are excited to pass the torch to Christian, Liliana, and Julia, and we are looking forward to seeing what they do as Lideres del Dia.
Ciao,
Max y Elijah
Each and everyone of you are making a difference! Your hard work will have an ever lasting impact on this community. These experiences show you what’s possible when you’re united. This group has shown leadership, perseverance, motivation and willpower. You should be very proud of yourselves and the success you’ve had on this task.
This is hard work! I wish I could use your labor in my garden :-)) Really proud of you all.
What a terrific team effort. You all should be so proud of yourselves, your work and commitment to the community. Great job to all! Love that you had made time to play with the kids, I am sure they are super excited to see their garden grow!
Enjoy your remaining days together!
Amazing work you all! Wow what a before and after! Can’t wait to see what the next contingency does to make the vegetable beds complete. This was a lot of very strenuous work- amazing! You guys really earned a day off! Enjoy the natural beauty of the area! I see lots of friendship bracelets being made-love it!
I loved these pictures! It’s amazing to see you all create something beautiful in a setting that is already so beautiful. It looks like everyone worked very hard and we are proud of all of you! I bet the kids loved playing with you and they will always remember you because of the beautiful space you created for them. What a gift! Enjoy your last days and your well-deserved picnic. Extra love to Hannah and Julia! We’ll see you soon : )
Mom and Meabhan