Día - ¡A trabajar!

 Traducido el 27 de mayo

¡Hola a todos en casa! Somos Sage y Jacob y estamos listos para compartir nuestra perspectiva sobre lo que sucedió en el Día 8 de Costa Rica. Hoy nos dividimos en grupos para los tres proyectos comunitarios distintos.

Escribe Sage. Un grupo de 5 de nosotros (Anya, Kai, Juliet, Sebastián y yo) trabajamos hoy en la finca de Daniel. La visitamos hace un par de días y teníamos muchas ganas de trabajar aquí. Como grupo, decidimos abordar dos de las tres opciones que teníamos disponibles. Elegimos pintar la "Escuelita" de Daniel donde él le enseña a todos cómo hacer compost. La estamos pintando de azul claro. La dejamos secar durante el día y comenzamos el trabajo en el segundo proyecto, donde estamos despejando un área para plantar flores más adelante. Pudimos sostener un machete y movimos algunas ramas de árboles sueltas para darnos un espacio despejado para plantar. Terminamos nuestra jornada de trabajo con un almuerzo: arroz, frijoles, pescado y más. Creo que hicimos un gran trabajo y estamos emocionados de regresar durante los próximos días. Se lo paso a Jacob.









¡Woohoo! ¡Ahora les habla Jacob! ¿Me dan un aplauso? De todas formas, mi grupo de piratas (Sophie, Wanis, Dani, Mila, Saanvi y yo) fuimos a la escuela. Llegamos al salón de clases y comenzamos a mover todos los estantes y muebles lejos de las paredes para poder pintar el salón. ¡Comenzamos a pintar las paredes y Justin lideró el camino ya que tiene mucha experiencia pintando! Después de unas horas, estábamos muy cansados así que nos dirigimos a la cafetería para comer arroz, frijoles, verduras y pasta con carne deshebrada. ¡Riquísimo! Durante el almuerzo, los niños y algunos de nosotros jugamos fútbol y juegos juntos. Después del almuerzo y el recreo, pudimos terminar la mayor parte de la primera capa de pintura. ¡Al final de nuestra jornada de trabajo, comimos un poco del helado casero que hizo Uvania! Nos dirigimos al mercado después de trabajar para comprar algunos bocadillos deliciosos antes de regresar al ecolodge.














Para el tercer proyecto comunitario, ¡un grupo de nosotros (Sara, Marina, Kiran, Jamie y Ammie) fue a la cooperativa de mujeres! Pasaron su día plantando plantas de cacao en macetas y conociendo a los miembros de la comunidad a un nivel más profundo. Puede parecer sencillo, pero a veces los momentos más simples de la vida son los mejores.









Este ha sido el blog de Costa Rica con Jacob y Sage.

¡Hasta la próxima! ¡Adiós!



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