CAP Day 3

Hey friends and family, we are Cassandra, Amirat, and Lupe! Today was our last day working on our CAP project. We planted 17 trees near the entrance of Santa Maria and one special symbolic tree in front of the Santa Maria welcome sign. Today, we met the mayor of the Santa Maria district along with other members of the district who helped us with the planting process.

During free time, we explored the city of Chitre, went to Panamanian Walmart, shopped at local boutiques, tried pastries from coffee shops, some went to church, and bought souvenirs for our loved ones. Coming back to the hotel, we had a CAP debrief and seminar to prepare us for appreciations towards our Global Glimpse Supporters. Our dinner was very delicious, especially for Lupe since it was something she really missed from home. Hamburgers and fries with soda on the side was one of the highlights of the trip.

We learned it´s hard planting trees under the hot sun but we were determined to get it done for the Eco Club. Something that really touched our hearts was giving keychains to a few students from the Eco Club who were very involved in the CAP project. It surprised us how many trees we planted in an hour (17) and how many large rocks were in the soil. We were proud of how fast and efficient we were able to work together today under the sun. It was difficult to self-manage ourselves along with others, but we were able to manage sufficiently with our group. We learned it was difficult to gather the attention of everyone and having to raise our voices, but when you want something done badly enough, you´ll get it done with passion. We are looking forward to our last day in Chitre tomorrow where we will be enjoying our fun day.

With Love, Cassandra, Amirat, and Lupe

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