Cap day 3
Student Trip Blog
Good morning, everybody! We are your leaders of the day, Myles, Kaitlyn, and Jasmyn. Today we woke up extra early in order to celebrate Cynthia’s 17th birthday! We woke up at 6:20 to gather everyone and go to her door to give her a birthday sash. Soon after we celebrated, we went down for a delicious breakfast of veggie omelets, toast, and pineapple juice. We then had our daily health check-in and headed off to finish up our work at the school!
Once we arrived at the school, we split into 3 groups: one to fix up the paintwork, another to start preparing the gravel drainage system, and the third to put up the shade screen. Quickly after the paint was done, they began to rinse off the concrete to place the picnic tables.
We joined the students during their music class, and they showed us a traditional piece by a very talented student who attended the school. They then decided to come together to sing Cynthia happy birthday. which was a great present from the students. We then asked that class to place their handprints with the leftover paint we had to create a very special piece. (got attacked by grasshopper in photo above)
(grasshopper in question)
We then wrapped up our final cap day and finally finished up and took lots of pictures, and the students wrote us all thank-you letters, which was so sweet of them. Camillia also went and bought them lots of toys and soccer balls for them to play with. They were so appreciative and excited!
After getting back to the hotel we wrote letters of appriciation to some of our donors to show how much they impacted us through donations for this trip!
At 4: 30 we went to a dance class! We had a very enthusiastic dance teacher who taught us salsa, line dancing, and borracha, etc. It was a lot of fun to see some traditional Panamanian dances alongside our not-so-great dance skills. This was a great class after all of the hard work we have done over the last 3 days. It got everyone excited and ready to head out for dinner.
For dinner, we walked to a restaurant called El Aztec, and we had the option the day before of tacos and nachos. everyone had a great time and it was a great bonding experience for everyone to recap on our CAP project and amazing day!
we are all so tired from our hard work, but we are all so excited to have made a lasting impact on the school. It meant so much to us to have done that for the kids. We’re so excited to see how much it helps them with their studies! That’s it for our blog. Thank you for keeping up with our trip!
Big love from Jasmyn, Kaitlyn, and Myles
p.s.
Devon: I miss you all equally, even Wispy. Please tell/show Ellie how to comment on these.
Isyss: mom and dad you guys need to comment more
Jasmyn: I love and miss you guys so much I can’t wait to see you! 3 more days. I can’t wait to tell you guys all about my trip! Tell Maranda I said I love her too and Nico and little Michael! love all you guys so much see you soon!
Kaitlyn: Hi, Mommy! I love and miss you soooooooooooo much. I can’t wait to see you on Monday! Can you please send JJ the link for the blog? Also, tell Kevin his time is up, I am taking over the living room again š
Comments (18)
Monica G
Today looks like it was an Awesome day
I loved getting to chat with you today Piper! I miss you so much. I want you to know just how proud I am of you. You sounded different today…happier & more confident in your tone. This makes me smile! I’m just happy that I didn’t let my fears stop you from going to the this experience.
Have so much fun on your free day tomorrow. You’ll have to teach me how to Bachata when you get home
Love you so so much,
Mommy
Lorraine Sousa
What an awesome experience you all have had!
Your hard work is really making an impact on the children and providing them with special memories. I hope you all have fun at the water park.
Kaitlyn: I miss you lots! Looking forward to greeting you with a big hug on Monday-and Jasmyn too!
Izabel Hernandez
Niko,
We loved reading about your day and seeing all the pictures! Youāll have to show us some of those new dances you learned when you get home. We miss you and hope you had a fun day.
Love,
Mom, Dad, Olivia, Charlotte, Everett and Cali
Tiana
Isyss you look just as panicked being attacked by the grasshopper as you did being attacked by the lizard in Hawaii
nico
yo camel i committed to sdsu and my commitment post is so fire its not even funny. u better repost when u get back. anyways i hope ur having fun and these pictures got me cracking up š
Kiana Nejad
Hi to my beautiful sister. I miss you so much, only 3 more nights of sleep left !! (Probably two once this gets to you) You are so generous and warm hearted for buying the goodies for the kids, every kid deserves toys! I actually shed a tear over the phone when you were talking. BTW the grasshopper picture is hilarious me Camellia and Jaymie were laughing at it (actually they were like awww our baby) but I was laughing okay fine I said aww too. I just realized I said Camellia and Jaymie I meant Esme and Jaymie who am I even talking to. Okay I’m yapping but like I hate not having you down the hall I’m starting to actually lose my mind!! Clearly. But I’m so happy you’re having fun. You are the baby of the family and I’m about to start crying again so I will click post comment now. There are no updates here unfortunately except Lucy just hunted down a fly and ate it in my face. OK LOVE U SIS
Elizabeth Miller
What an incredible accomplishment! I can only imagine how exhausted you all must be after pouring your hearts into your CAP project, but what a beautiful feeling to know that your hard work will leave a lasting impact on the school and the students who will benefit from it for years to come. Seeing how appreciative and excited the kids were must have made every bit of effort worthwhile.
I absolutely love the idea of adding their handprints with the leftover paint. Clever idea š” āØ š
š Camilla, your generosity in buying the children toys and soccer balls was such a thoughtful gift. Those moments of joy and play will create memories long after you return home.
And happy birthday, Cynthia! šWhat an unforgettable way to celebrate. Having the children sing to you while spending your birthday serving a community so far from family and friends Iām sure is something youāll always remember. š
I am so proud of each and every one of you. Yes you! You have shown leadership, compassion, resilience, creativity, and heart throughout this journey. I genuinely love reading your daily postsāthey remind me that there are so many wonderful, kind, talented, and loving young people in this world. As seniors preparing for college and adulthood, I have no doubt that each of you will continue to be change makers. Keep leading with purpose, and never underestimate the difference you can make.
Mr. Jones
So glad to see some Freedom Falcons making an impact! From all the blogs it seems like youāve all been having a great time! Iām excited to hear all the stories and see what you bring back to Freedom for your senior years!
Jessica Sanchez
Supper happy with all the hard work everyone put into this project. I know your hard work will go along way. Those kids will remember this and always remember your smiles and dedication to make sure they have a beautiful school to go everyday.
Counting the days Sammy!!
We love you and miss you š
Yvette Naas
Great work on your CAP project Glimpsers! All your hard work paid off. That looks like an amazing space for the children!
Avery, I was cracking up after the grasshopper attack picture seeing your hands hold the āgrasshopper in questionāā¦of course you were rescuing him lol. Thatās my girl! Love you and miss you š Hope you are enjoying your swim day and relaxing with your friends! Canāt wait to hug you soon!
Love,
Mom, Dad, Dylan, and Daisy
PS. Daisy misses you and keeps checking for you in your room š¶
Kay
Hi Avery, Of course you saved the grasshopper!! Remember when you saved the snails in the front yard? We just love reading about your daily life there. You are all working so hard together and making a wonderful difference for the kids. Have fun your last few days! Love you, Grammy,Papa and Luluš¾
Anuradha Mayer
Singing and dancing. Gosh, youāre having all kinds of fun. I bet you all made a big difference with the school. All of your kids are so cute. So fun to see your pics.
Jeeya, we are waiting for you to come home. And yes, I will probably embarrass you at the airport. Thatās how mamas are, ask anyone š
Kimberly
Hi Jasmyn. We are so excited to see you and cant wait to hear all about this. Miranda said she loves you baby and misses you. Niko and little Michael say hi cousin jasmyn. I’m so proud of you and that grasshopper is very much questionable and is a absolutely not! Couple more days sweetheart. Miss you and love you like crazy
Dylan Naas
Avery I miss you! I hope you are having a great trip. You are going to have to teach me your new dance skills when you come home!
Love,
Your favorite brother
p.s. that was a pretty cool bug you were holding in the picture
Meghan
First of all- that grasshopper looks absolutely insane. I am SO JEALOUS that you guys got to take a cool dance class!!! Eden go back and check yesterdays blog post if you havenāt seen my comment yet (I posted it very late)ā¤ļø Canāt believe thereās only a few days left of your trip Iām counting down the hours until we can talk šš LOVE YOUUU ššš
jaymie
hi camellia itās jaymie again i still miss u a lot. of course there is nothing else thatās new. i am about to board my flight home (but stop in vegas first). i am so excited to see you when you come home and tell me everything in full detail of how your trip was!!!!! itās so different from reading a blog because we will actually be next to each other soon again. you buying toys is so freaking cute and so like you, keep doing great things and being you!!!!!!!!! this trip is so lucky to have my bestfriend (i am so jealous) and you all are so amazing for changing lives with what great service you are doing. when we called through kiana and you were crying it made me so proud you are literally my shaylah my lil sis my bff and you put in so much work for others and that is so admirable and one of my favorite things about you. enjoy these last few days. iāll chat again tomorrow!!!!!!!!! hugs and kisses from texas/vegas/california/jaymie. love u, xoxo jaymie
Manuel
Wow it was so sweet tag you guys celebrated your companionās birthday and Iām glad that you guys have worked so hard during the trips and have gotten to see the fruits of your labor.
To Julian: Hi Julian we miss you very much. Hopefully you come back soon so that we can go out and have fun. Maybe even a Mexico trip when you get back.
Cynthia
Cynthia, what a great surprise your friends gave you, I’m glad you had a nice day!! There are fewer days left before you have to come back!! See you soon, we love you very muchā„ļø š