Día 16 - Último Día de Trabajo

 Traducido el 6 de junio

¡Hola a todos! Wanis y Kiran, escribiendo el blog de hoy.

¡Soy Wanis! Al llegar a la escuela, había una sensación agridulce de emoción. Hoy fue nuestro último día en los proyectos comunitarios, y el grupo de la escuela no tenía ganas de despedirse de todos los niños a los que pudimos ayudar. Hoy fue el día del festival de las artes, que celebró todo el arte que los estudiantes habían creado. Nuestro grupo estaba muy emocionado de ver a todos los estudiantes mostrar su arte, e incluso tuvimos la oportunidad de realizar un baile tradicional mexicano para el público llamado El Payaso de Rodeo. Hoy también tuvimos la oportunidad de ver nuestro salón de clases pintado y terminado. Se adjuntan algunas fotos del antes y el después, ¡y estamos muy sorprendidos por los resultados! Terminamos el día despidiéndonos de todos, y estábamos muy orgullosos de todo el gran trabajo que hicimos en la escuela.









                                             

En la granja, sabían que sería un día de arduo trabajo. Después de tomar algunas botas de hule del EcoLodge, se dirigieron a la granja y, al llegar, comenzaron a trabajar en la limpieza del terreno para construir algunos estanques de peces. Fue muy divertido; todos estaban hundidos hasta las rodillas en el barro. Avanzaron bastante, y fue una gran manera de terminar cinco arduos días de trabajo en el proyecto.
















Soy Kiran. Hoy el grupo de la cooperativa fue al centro comunitario en el centro de San Ramón. Allí, repintamos el interior del salón de baile, de un verde apagado a un azul cielo más alegre. Los cinco (más Quinn) trabajamos de manera cohesiva y eficiente en la tarea, terminando la totalidad del trabajo, superando con creces las expectativas del día. Después de lavarnos la pintura lo mejor que pudimos, nos dirigimos a nuestro lugar de almuerzo habitual. Todos estábamos tristes de que este fuera nuestro último día en la Cooperativa de Mujeres. Sin embargo, una rápida foto con una de las cocineras levantó el ánimo considerablemente, y todos coincidimos en que la Cooperativa fue una experiencia maravillosa que nos permitió impactar y ayudar a una gran variedad de personas.





Esta noche, todas las familias anfitrionas se reúnen para una noche llena de comida, baile y diversión en esta última noche con nuestras nuevas familias. ¡Nos vemos pronto!

Pura Vida, Wanis & Kiran

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