Day 5: Community Action Project Day #1

¡Hola from Costa Rica! This is Dolcé, Chris Garcia, and Jordany. We had another fun and exciting day with our first CAP task.

We started off the day bright and early at 6:30 AM. At 7:30 we enjoyed a delicious and hearty breakfast: pancakes, scrambled eggs, and yogurt, accompanied with orange juice and coffee. After breakfast, we headed out on our walk to one of the town’s local soccer fields. When we arrived, we played a quick game of charades as our mental warm up of the day; we got started on our work for the day.

We separated everyone into 3 groups; one group with Dolcé, one group with Chris, and one group with Jordany. Dolcé and Chris’ group got started with cleaning the paintbrushes and buckets, while Jordany’s group began to rake and clean the field. Shortly after cleaning the supplies, Chris and Dolce’s groups started sectioning off where we were painting with masking tape. The bottom half of the locker room was already painted blue, so we were assigned to paint the top half yellow (the soccer team’s colors are blue and yellow). We began painting the first few coats of inside and outside the locker rooms. In the midst of working, everyone took a quick break for a dance party! We all danced to the Cha Cha Slide 🙂 While painting, we were very entertained by Chris PG’s singing…

After a few hours of painting, it was time for lunch! Diego and Nela arrived with prepackaged lunches for everyone, we were so grateful as the walk to the field was long and we had worked up an appetite. We enjoyed some delicious arroz con pollo y pintos, relaxed in the sun, had a fun picnic altogether, and had some competitive races (which Dolcé won). After some fun in the sun, we got back to work.

The groups swapped jobs, with Chris and Dolcé’s groups moving to the field and raking, and Jordany’s group finishing up the final coats of yellow paint on the inside and front of the locker rooms. The groups on the field finished up by making piles of the dead leaves and picking up and moving rocks to make a pathway for elder and disabled citizens of Turrialba! 🙂 ( wow so kind of us) . We headed our way back to the house to have one of the most NEEDED naps after such a long day for us glimpsers. During our nap, Fatima (Our GGL) quietly made her way to the living room and snuck our first NAP CAM!!.

We finished off with Diego and Nela’s amazing pasta , garlic bread , and salad. Before our nightly meeting some of glimpsers also prepared cake , guacamole with chips, and many more to prepare us for our MOVIE NIGHT!!!! WOOHOO! Before our movie night Jordany, Chris and Dolce gathered the glimpsers for our nightly meeting where we discussed our day — the pros and cons and our groups plus and wishes for Jordany, Chris and Dolce. Lastly, PASS THE TORCH! PASS THE TORCH! PASS THE TORCH! Donia and Valerie end off the nightly meeting with their amazing singing performance and tomorrow’s agenda.

Checking Out <3 Dolce, Chris Garcia & Jordany

Notes for Parents / Notas Para los Padres :

Jordany: Hey Ma! Here I am in Costa Rica. Having the absolute time of my life. Wish you were always here with me everywhere I go especially, in trips like these. YOU started this. YOU started Me. And YOU sacrificed so much for me to even be here today. Therefore, I owe it all to YOU always. Te Amo Mami! La Bendicion Mami. (PS: I cherish the moments you humble me, especially now. )

Dolce: Hiii mama (and Tova and Dad and ño lol). I miss you guys soo much but im having SO much fun here 🙂 Spending lots of money as always but I’m buying you guys some gifts so get excited. I’m so grateful and happy to be here it feels so surreal. I’ve been taking lots of photos on my film camera I can’t wait to show you guys. Making lots of new friends and bonding a lot with everyone, I’m having the time of my life. Eating really good food too 🙂 Hopefully you’re seeing all the pictures and reading all the blogs. Did u see the joint nap picture from today (if they posted it). Hope u guys bought my summer reading books by now lol. Keep writing comments!! I see them. Okay bye I love you guys sooooo much and can’t wait to see you in 6 days. LOVEEE YA <3

Chris: Hey Ma, Im having so much fun in Costa Rica. Im making many friends and connecting with them so much I consider them my family. I miss you guys so much and cant wait to talk to yall about my amazing trip. Hopefully Mel and Nico arent driving you crazy (i know they always do) I really miss you guys so much and tell Grandma I miss her too and I miss her cooking. LOVE YOU ALL.

amelia : hey maami and pa love you so much fun im making a lot of friends and a lot of good memoires hopefully cookie isnt keeping you up call you soon love you mami and papi and miss you

Tsering: Hi Ama, Apa, Acha Tashi, and Rinchen! I am having so much fun at Costa Rica and it would not have been possible with all your constant love and support. I hope you’re all healthy and happy (I miss you)! Have fun camping. I’ll see you all SOON! I LOVE YOU <33 *Acha tashi please remember to download WhatsApp*

Kamryn: hey family!! I know I said I wont miss you guys but i lied. Missing you guys a lot rn but i am having fun so no worries. I love you guys so much dont miss me too much! Tell everyone I said hii and I miss them (mom text divine for me 🙂 ) LOVE YOUUU!!! Call soon

Makaelah: heyy familia!! I miss you guys so much. Thank you for staying updated with the blogs, i hope you guys are enjoying them! I can’t wait to tell you guys everything once I come back. I hope everything is going good at home, love you guys so so much God bless you guys!!

1ST SLEEP CAM (lol no one is safe, so excited about it too- Fatima <3):

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