Day 10: Closing reflection Day
Student Trip Blog
Okay so boom!!! Your fearless leaders Maria, Lia, and Olivia are here and we started CAP Day one with a bang! So per usual we woke everyone up with some Disney songs ( from Lia’s wonderful MP3 player, thanks dad!) and Tony award winning dance moves. And in true school pride Lia wore her I❤️PPAS shirt. We made sure that everyone was out of their villas and on time for breakfast ( woop woop ). For breakfast we had salchichas, egg, pancakes, mangu, and an option of mashed potatoes as well as yogurt and some corn flakes. And then we loaded into the bus at 8:45 am, and headed over to our first house, which was unfortunately not available. So we moved on to our second house where we mixed and laid some concrete! We worked in five groups, where Lia and Maria kept track of time and Olivia kept track of groups. As a trio we made sure everyone was mentally and physically able to continue to work; we checked on everyone’s physical states, made sure each person was taking enough breaks and watch water intake, or as Maria says “HYDRATE OR DIEDRATE”. We worked in 15 minute intervals and we switched off between mixing concrete, putting concrete in buckets, and carrying buckets of concrete to the professional working inside the house. After working for approximately 3 hours we headed back to the villa for an absolutely banger lunch. We had fried chicken, yellow rice, tostones, cauliflower salad, green salad with strawberries, fruits and strawberry juice. We had a little bit of free time after lunch where we talked and had a good time before hopping back on the bus to work some more. We continued to work with the concrete and we did it so efficiently that we finished 2 hours early. We then came back to the villa and wrote letters to our generous global glimpse supporters. After writing our letters we had FREE TIME!!! Everybody did different things, I (Maria) played soccer/futbol which was so much fun! And others (such as Lia and Olivia) took naps, showers and talked in our villas with our roommates (twas I, Lia, I had a lovely time with my roomies chatting it up as I was doing laundry).
Then we all skedaddled up to the dining room to eat some nachos, cheese quesadillas, chicken and cheese quesadillas, and some lovely cheese-less quesadillas for Maria and Sean Michael who are lactose intolerant. Then of course, we began nightly meeting with a little service (led by Olivia) because a couple were missing church. Of course like church there were many people who were brought to tears. (Lia is now also considering attending church as long as it is always lead by the incredible Olivia). Overall, it was such a lovely first day of CAP! Everyone is such hard workers and so enthusiastic to complete the work for today. We worked as such a great team I started thinking that we are all an ant colony (Lia). We are so grateful to have such a lovely group and cannot wait to continue working tomorrow!
PSA, students will be calling home to their families at around 5:30pm, so please keep your phones handy and watch out for calls!
P.S.
To my loves: Mommy, Dad, Celest, Sarah, Aunty Palmy and ofc Dhary!!! I miss you guys so much and I can’t wait to see you guys soon. I’m having so much fun and I can’t wait to give you a play by play of every day. Thank you for everything that you have instilled in me!!! And also dhary I still want my plate of Mangu 😛😛sending you guys lots of love!!!
-liv💗
To my family: Mama, Dad, Phillip, Alex, Baba, Dyado, tux, ghost and mushu. I miss you all so so so much! I keep going though my camera and looking at pictures of you guys. I think of you all constantly and I wish I could FaceTime you guys to show you the view. I miss sharena sol so much. Pls do not feed tux before 6, DONT FALL FOR HIS TRICKERY. I can’t wait to annoy you guys at the table again. Pls pick up tux and tell him he is handsome and do that annoying high pitch voice I do to tell ghost he is handsome.
To my friends; Makayla, Liv, Ella, Mj and Cooper. I miss you guys so much. I have so much to yap about. I am scared to open the group chat guys, it will take days to read it all.
And to Patuna, thank you for your kind words. I hope the company is doing well. As well as your small boat, on the ocean.
-Lia ❤️❤️❤️
Hi mom and dad!!! I am having a great time but believe it or not I do miss you guys. I am seeing a bunch of roosters and it makes me think of home. Doing the manual labor is really fun. It really reminds me of camp which is a little bittersweet but it’s all worth it. Coco and Washington if you are reading this I am also thinking of you. To Elmo c y’all are fake if the only thing you comment is patuna but I still enjoy you I guess. Lots of love to all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
-Maria😘
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Comments (18)
Lia Filipov
Hi,Lia! Every day we read what are you doing in Constanza, we know your program, your menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, we r looking at the beautiful pictures..Day 7 was, may be,hard for you, but you did a great job! You look exhausted, but happy! We r so, so, so proud of you! Dyado was joking, that as you now know how to mix and pour concrete,you can organize a family ant colony and help him in the house😜.And I promise to bake you “milinki” with sharena sol 😁We miss you, Lia! We love you soooo much! Kisses! Baba I dyado
Celest Bucknor
OLIVIA, my missionaryyy! I miss you so much. The photos and videos are great—I feel like I’m actually there with you guys, mixing mud and all. It warms my heart to hear that you were still leading service on Sunday as usual. You all keep up the good work—there are a lot of good karma
coming to all of you!❤️❤️
Celest Bucknor
OLIVIA, my missionaryyy! I miss you so much. The photos and videos are great—I feel like I’m actually there with you guys, mixing mud and all. It warms my heart to hear that you were still leading service on Sunday as usual. You all keep up the good work—there are a lot of good karma
coming to all of you!❤️❤️
Maria W McGrath
This is beautiful—hard work from a strong group with cheerful and generous hearts. It’s a blessing that you’re there, for the residents and for you.
Marly, we were with you in spirit because we were doing manual labor too; we went into Tap Dance Central to help Ms. Susan clean and organize for fall. You’ll see her on September 14, for sure, but reach out when you get home.
Love that you’re continuing to enjoy soccer, and can’t wait to see you.
Love,
Mom
Ian McGrath
Sounds like a great day! It’s wonderful to hear the enthusiasm for the hard work — working as a group makes it so much easier and turns the work to fun. I’m wondering if you will bring home new menu suggestions. Marly, is there a rooster souvenir of some sort you can bring home? A figurine or some such? We love you so much Maria Louise, and it’s bittersweet that we will have to wait an extra week to see you again. I hope the last few days are wonderful. I hope you are getting to practice your Espanol. love, Dad
Asya Filipov
PPAS in the house !!! That was such an entertaining blog!!!! I might be a little bias 🫣, but that was fun to read. Laughed so hard at moments and I can totally see the organization skills kicking in with these 3 leaders ! I have a new favorite quote: “ hydrate or diedrate”😂
It brings tears in my eyes to see all amazing hard work you kids did. Making a difference in these people’s lives and soon will be seeing the ripple effect…. Amazing!
Nothing can bring people closer than good food and reading about all these great meals you are having together, I might need to learn to make mangu. Maybe someone is willing to do a quick cooking lesson at the airport? Lol
What a great way to start the nightly meeting and I just wish we can all enjoy Olivia’s incredible voice!
Everyone is so invested in this adventure, it’s beautiful to witness!
Keep up the great work, little ants! We can’t wait to hear more ❤️
P.S. Lia , we miss you so much and we are so proud of you❤️
Melissa Moshette
Hey Joe,
We see the awesome work that all of you are doing in Constanza and we are very proud of you. Keep up the great work and put a smile on that handsome face if yours🥰
We all miss you and can’t wait for you to be back home.
Love
Mom❤️
Ilina Dimitrova
This adventure looks amazing! Very interesting and amazing initiatives. The kids look happy and content. Enjoy the rest of this meaningful journey
P. S. Lia, I love you and I’m so proud of you! You look just like your mother!
Love, auntie Ilina
Bobby Filipov
I’m so proud of my baby girl Lia ❤️ and her friends Olivia and Marly! It’s seems to me that they are born to be leaders, since they finished the job 2 hrs early ( Lia what time is it ? 😉, inside joke between Lia and I) and they performed their duties well! I laughed and I cried and I am so grateful for their well written blog. I can’t wait to get more details once you are back. Keep up the good work! Enjoy the rest of your journey! 🙏🏻
Alex Filipov
Lia, Tux has a new favorite in the house. Don’t rush home. You stink. Have fun! Mom and dad miss you very much but I’m fine.
Love you dupi
PHILLIP B FILIPOV
Hi Lia,
I miss you so much. I love seeing all the pictures of you and I really appreciated your writing(It’s full of your charm). Your personality and smile is infectious and one of your best attributes. I can’t wait to see you again and I’m so proud of you and I love you
your older brother Phil❤️
PHILLIP FILIPOV
Hi Lia,
I miss you so much. I love seeing all the pictures of you and I really appreciated your writing(It’s full of your charm). Your personality and smile is infectious and one of your best attributes. I can’t wait to see you again and I’m so proud of you and I love you
your older brother Phil❤️
Melanie correa
YESSSS PPAS BADDIES!!! You guys look like your working harddd 💪🏼💪🏼
Jack Champion
So wonderful to see these kids working so well together! What a way to spend their summer! My wife, Patuna is loving these pictures of Lia! She won’t stop talking about the great things these kids are doing in the Dominican Republic! I know Lia and Marly must be excited to return to their good friends, despite the amazing time they are having.
Patuna Champion
Great to see hear from you Lia! Nothing MAKes me hAppier than seeing You and your friends write this loveLy blog todAy. I love that you and Mariah got the chance to speak on your day today, you two are so inspiring. I remember when you were about 6-7 years old Lia, and talking about your big dreams of helping people. You were the youngest person ever! who wanted to be so involved in her world. By the way the company is doing very well, even though these days it’s just been me running it. Still even though it’s only me the others in the company do support you two as well. Hopefully when you and your friend Mariah come back I will invite you guys to visit the company. I love to see you working so hard today! Those tools look like hard work to control! Oh my little Marsha cant wait to see you again!
patuna champion
Maria*
Shayan
HI SEAN! I hope you’re having fun on your trip and putting urself out of your comfort zone and trying every new thing bc yolo! 🙂 When ur back we have to play 99 nights bc me and Menorah needs a teammate and we’ve gotten rlly good she got to day 100 something and i got to say 161!! Also can’t wait to hear abt ur experience once ur back!
Menorah Hawkins
YURRRR wassup BIG Dominican! Sean I hope you were actually mixing the cement don’t play. But that work is no joke. Congrats to you all for making it through CAP Day 1! Not sure if my last comment was read but just to reiterate i did make it to 108 days in 99 days in the forest aye hype me up! I keep forgetting ur AFK and can’t actually reply to my tiktok’s but they will be there when you are back! Stay hydrated and have fun! See you soon!