Day 8:Community Day

Today was community day!! SLAYYY. We woke up bright and early at 6 am and had breakfast before heading out to work with the community in Sonido del Yaque and help the locals out with chores in separated groups. We also had time to explore the beautiful sights they had. like the river and mountains, and we were welcomed with open arms from the community. We had the opportunity to connect with the people during our bonding activities, especially the kids whose faces we painted. It got messy with creative works of art as they also painted our faces while we talked with them. As it came to an end, we headed back to our hostel to prepare and get ready for our CAP presentations with the community leaders from las Cenizas de Hatillo. We explained our 3 day plan for our project to bring water to the 17 local families homes. We ended our day with hamburgers for dinner and our nightly meeting and self reflection, plus a small game of volleyball.

As leaders of the day, we found the community to be very heartwarming and people we could really connect with in listening to their stories as well as our own. We were proud of our peers for their posters and the time they spent in forming plans about the upcoming CAP project and what it means to them and the families. While being leaders of the day was fun and gave us a new perspective of things and what it means to be a leader, there’s still some stuff we have to work on and will continue to grow as leaders and people.

Ps: I’m doing good over here. it is very fun and i am making friends.I love all the sites we get to see. I can’t wait to get home and see everybody and share my experiences with you guys. I cant wait to get home and sleep in my bed. Los quiero mucho y extranyo a todos. (I’m getting eaten alive by mosquitos send help LoL) – Brisa Reyes.

Ps. I GOT MY LUGGAGE!!! SLAYYYY!!! I got to wear one of my outfits now that I packed that I really like ? and also I’m surviving on 5-6 hours of sleep and I’m still hyper as I’m writing this! Aren’t you prouddd :))))) Anyway I’ll see you guys soon and don’t miss me too muchhhh :3 Also I got Skylar a little present so far and got a new bracelet to add to my collection! – Camila Carter :3