Learta
Another day, another ice cold bucket shower :)
We began our work at 8:00 am sharp as usual. Kallie and Amanda were the leaders of the day; they gave us our work assignments and our day began. I was working with Mrs. Barnett, Ms. Martin, Jack, and Aj on shoveling 45 buckets of sand and 45 buckets of gravel. We also carried 10 cement bags out to the center. We then continued to mix the gravel, sand, and cement sacks by shoveling it back and forth. Boy, did our backs ache! Sanjna, Kallie, Amanda, and sometimes Aj were helping finish the signs. After that all of us worked together to set stones in like puzzle pieces. Later on, we played with the children during break. Mrs. Barnett and I played "London Bridge is Falling Down" with BOTH boys and girls. Kallie and Sanjna led a game of "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes."
The cement was spilled after we set all the stones. For lunch Sanjna and I had spaghetti and marinara. It was very good!!
Sanjna
After we ate, Learta and I did massive laundry, as we had both run out of clothes to wear. It was tiring but in the end, we felt really accomplished. We visited the others at their home stays for some time before heading to the school to start our team building leadership activity. Today, Randal summarized a Ted Talk for us, before the internet was very spotty. It was called "Leading with Lollipops," and it basically said that leading well is making small contributions that have a big effect. Leaders don't have to change the world or be famous; they just have to do small good deeds like inspiring a friend.
Our goal was to, as a group, deactivate a 'bomb' in a very small amount of time with no mistakes. There was a circle made of rope and inside it was the numbers 1-20 scattered throughout. We had to touch the numbers in ascending and then descending order as quickly as possible. Only one person was allowed to be in the circle at once. We practiced a few times with many mistakes and too-long times, but in the end, we made it. Our time was 24.55 seconds!
Finally, we all went back to our homes to relax and eat dinner, which was also delicious. Buenos noches me amigos y familia!
PS. My arm is fine, thanks for asking! I, being a klutz, tripped and probably sprained it.
Learta
I miss you guys lots! Going to be home real soon! Can't wait to see Duke! I found him a gf! Her name is Lassie:)
Sanjna
Hey! I love you guys and I can't wait to see you!
PSS. We're holding a parrot as we type this! Her name is Hormiga!
Another day, another ice cold bucket shower :)
We began our work at 8:00 am sharp as usual. Kallie and Amanda were the leaders of the day; they gave us our work assignments and our day began. I was working with Mrs. Barnett, Ms. Martin, Jack, and Aj on shoveling 45 buckets of sand and 45 buckets of gravel. We also carried 10 cement bags out to the center. We then continued to mix the gravel, sand, and cement sacks by shoveling it back and forth. Boy, did our backs ache! Sanjna, Kallie, Amanda, and sometimes Aj were helping finish the signs. After that all of us worked together to set stones in like puzzle pieces. Later on, we played with the children during break. Mrs. Barnett and I played "London Bridge is Falling Down" with BOTH boys and girls. Kallie and Sanjna led a game of "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes."
The cement was spilled after we set all the stones. For lunch Sanjna and I had spaghetti and marinara. It was very good!!
Sanjna
After we ate, Learta and I did massive laundry, as we had both run out of clothes to wear. It was tiring but in the end, we felt really accomplished. We visited the others at their home stays for some time before heading to the school to start our team building leadership activity. Today, Randal summarized a Ted Talk for us, before the internet was very spotty. It was called "Leading with Lollipops," and it basically said that leading well is making small contributions that have a big effect. Leaders don't have to change the world or be famous; they just have to do small good deeds like inspiring a friend.
Our goal was to, as a group, deactivate a 'bomb' in a very small amount of time with no mistakes. There was a circle made of rope and inside it was the numbers 1-20 scattered throughout. We had to touch the numbers in ascending and then descending order as quickly as possible. Only one person was allowed to be in the circle at once. We practiced a few times with many mistakes and too-long times, but in the end, we made it. Our time was 24.55 seconds!
Finally, we all went back to our homes to relax and eat dinner, which was also delicious. Buenos noches me amigos y familia!
PS. My arm is fine, thanks for asking! I, being a klutz, tripped and probably sprained it.
Learta
I miss you guys lots! Going to be home real soon! Can't wait to see Duke! I found him a gf! Her name is Lassie:)
Sanjna
Hey! I love you guys and I can't wait to see you!
5 comments:
Way to go Kallie and Mandy leading the crew today! Thank you also for the pictures; we love to see what you are doing each day.
Truly, Love the team building activity and I am sure it was really fun and interesting. Very proud of Mandy and Kallie for being great leaders. Love the pictures and can't wait to hear what happens tomorrow. Hi Mandy, we love you!!!!
Truly, Love the team building activity and I am sure it was really fun and interesting. Very proud of Mandy and Kallie for being great leaders. Love the pictures and can't wait to hear what happens tomorrow. Hi Mandy, we love you!!!!
Sounds like you're all going to need a nice long soak in a tub when you return! Glad to see that you're managing to have some fun with all that back-breaking labor. Hope your arm is feeling better Santana!
Please, keep the pictures coming! Love to see everyone in the village working and playing hard!
Happy to hear that all of you doing good and having fun. Sounds like you all working hard and making progress, you all are great team!
Sanjna hope your arm feel better soon.
Learta we love you and we miss you so much, Duke miss you the most!
Can't wait for you all to come back and hear amazing experience that all of you have!
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