Hey everyone!
Today was our first CAP (community action project) day, and it went pretty well!
After eating breakfast at 8 am, we headed over to the community where we would be building the benches. We met up with the HOA leader and his crew to discuss the final logistics for the bench-building plan and then got to work.
Using pickaxes and shovels, we dug holes to place the cinder blocks that would act as the legs of the bench. This was a time-consuming process because the plans switched, so we were only able to get the holes dug before we had to break for lunch.
When we came back, the community members had finished building the final molds, so we began assembling the rebar into each of the molds. Once this was finished at around 3 pm, we finally got to making the cement.
Because we were making such a large amount of cement, instead of simply mixing the ingredients in a bucket, we had to make a bowl-like configuration of the dry materials and fill it with water before mixing it up (similar to making pasta). As we made the cement, clouds started to roll in and thunder could be heard from afar, so we had to move quickly.
Once the cement had attained a gooey texture, we started filling the molds with it. When that was done, we had to clean the tools of all the cement, and that’s when it started to rain. We finished what we could as fast as we could before heading back to the hotel we were staying at.
Back at the hotel, we wrote letters to Global Glimpse supporters in America about our trip. This was a relaxing activity, and it allowed us to reflect on the experience we had in the DR so far.
After our nightly meeting and some free time, we went to bed at 10:30 pm. Tomorrow, we will continue the creation of the benches in CAP Day 2, so stay tuned. That’s all for today, though.
Signing off,
Tanya Aguirre and Muhammed Ali, Leaders of the Day
Comments (9)
Joseph Franco
How awesome, I’m so proud of you Azalya!
Martha H Castillo
Hi Azalya, so proud of all of you of the work you’re doing there. I miss & love you so much.
♥️♥️♥️???Great Grandma Marti
Cindy Perez
Wow! Sounds like a real productive day. That’s some real labor. Great job ? I’m looking forward to reading about the final product. Azalya I miss you soooo much, you are so amazing, you’re my inspiration baby girl.
Jennifer (Audrey’s mother)
Sounds like you all did a great job navigating the curveballs that can develop between the planning and implementation stages of a project. Working with concrete is no joke! I am equally impressed by the photos conveying the physical strength required for this task as I am by the photos of many of you wearing hats while out in the tropical sun ?
Aidan (Audrey’s brother)
What a day of service and action! It’s inspiring to see everyone’s dedication to making a positive impact in the community (and how remarkably clean everyone’s shirts seem to be). Also, don’t fear the rain, it only leads to more fun!
Arlene M carrillo
Wow! What great team work! Love the community building effort with the team. Yvette you and your team are great examples of what leadership looks like by modeling what effective planning, communication, and collaboration looks like. To do great service in the community is an awesome why to share your talents, time, and treasure, may the God bless all of you during this journey.
Peace,
Your momma
Mamá de john
Te extrañamos y te queremos mucho,tu sabes k me preocupo por ti pero cuando miro las fotos y te miras muy contento junto con todo el grupo me siento feliz ,cuidate mucho y sigue adelante k lla falta poco para tu regreso.bendiciones para todos.
Joanna (Nina's mom)
Cool. Seeing how the project progresses and your enthusiasm while working on it is nice. ?
Bertha y Alfonso (papas de Jescenia)
Hacer cemento una actividad pesada, la primera ves que escuché que elaborarían bancas me imaginé que serían de madera pero veo que el trabajo fue más duro que lo que me imaginaba, aún así es un orgullo que puedan tener este tipo de experiencia que les deja un aprendizaje invaluable, ayudar y valorar a las personas que se dedican a este tipo de trabajos, buen trabajo a cada uno de ustedes que se están esmerando el día está más cerca disfruten sus últimos días
Te extrañamos mucho Jessie, pero sabemos que estás disfrutando