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Cap Delivery THE FINALE!!!!!!!!!!

YURRRRRRR!!!!! WHAT’S GOOD Y’ALL! IT’S AAYUSH, CELESTHIAN, AND LEO HERE TO TELL Y’ALL ABOUT WHAT WE DID TODAY!

Okay, let’s chill on the caps for now… We started the day with a hefty bowl of oatmeal, raisins, and bananas that, we surprisingly finished without waste. Following that, we almost immediately hopped in the BUSSSS(t) to transport ourselves to Las Palmas to continue and, eventually, finish our CAP (Community Action Project). We got a lot more work done than we thought we would in the first half of today’s workday, but staying organized and working efficiently helped us get a good chunk of work done! After going back to the BUSSSS(t), we headed back home to Dilenia and had our little 30 minutes of rest before eating lunch. For lunch, everyone enjoyed some paella and surprised us again by leaving 1.5 pounds of waste (surprising considering how much everyone said they enjoyed it…) Then, we headed back to the BUSSSS(t) to finally finish our long, arduous, yet enlightening CAP Delivery Proyecto. The stress of the situation caused things to get a little heated, but we managed to keep our heads cool and work together effectively. We ended up finishing the project (props to EVERYONE for contributing and working hard), said our final goodbyes to the Las Palmas community, and sent them off with the BIGGEST LOVE EVER, voicing out our appreciation for the communities willingness to cooperate and also thanking them for their hospitality for our presence. We got on the BUSSSSS(t) for the final time today and eventually conducted a Self Reflection on the CAP Proyecto. After the self-reflection, we had dinner and ate some burgers (with siracha…on the side). We also drank some Dominican coke; it was fire. We then had our nightly meeting at the end of the day, where we discussed our Quote and Word of the Day before handing the torch to our new LDDs (Leaders of the Day), Katy and Sam. We shared some big love to each other over the hard work we all did. After the meeting, we were all surprised when our PCs (Project Coordinators) Ru and JC presented us with a big fruit salad (It was yummy).

Personal Messages:
Aayush – Hi Ma! How are you doing? I miss you soooooo much, and I hope you miss me too! I miss joking around with you and making you mad on purpose. I love you! (Also, I painted my nails purple lol).

Celesthian – Hi to all my family back home! Hope you guys are doing well. Jelly, I hope you’re not too bored without me and been keeping yourself busy dealing with Pa and Ma. I’ll be back in two days and see all of you again. See you soon!

Leo – Ello Mom what is poppin toooday, I have not been homesick ever since the beginning of the trip and that’s because I’ve been the strong man that you raised me to be ever since birth. I went on this trip to prepare myself for the future for any day that I’d be without you. Something that I realized that no matter where I am in the world, I know you are always with me. Also, tell the baby that I love her. see ya soon. with love me Leo.

Comments (3)

Grace

on July 28, 2023 at 11:37 pm

Keep up the hard work!!! Sending all the love and support I can! Missing you Lianaa

Prasanna

on July 29, 2023 at 3:51 pm

Aayush
Hurraaay you’ll could finish the project with a bang!! After all that sweats and hard work your project looks so good. I am so proud of you Aayush.
“Srirachaaa sauce”sounds so homey, I am glad you got a taste of it at DR. Also painting your nails purple tells me how happy you are and having so much fun ?.
I thought I would not miss your pranks on me but I am kinda of missing them and miss you too. Can’t wait to meet you tomorrow?Love you

Scarlett

on July 31, 2023 at 7:53 pm

Leo
I am so happy you got to enjoy this trip! I am very proud of you. We missed you but we knew you were going to be fine. Keep up the good work, keep shining always, your awesome. I love you son

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