Day 10 – June 25
7:00am
This morning I woke up kind of mad and confused. How did mother nature come on me but I had it in the beginning of the month. But it is okay. We had eggs, rice and beans this morning. It was pretty good. I’m really going to miss Mama. Also, I’m going to miss my sisters because we had fun last night. We danced and danced; it was a beautiful.
Jazzy
1:49 pm
Our final work day is up. I worked and worked and worked. It was my last day and I wanted to make it count. I’m pretty disappointed it’s over. Today for the final day I sifted sand. I’ve done digging, I pickaxed mud and dirt, I’ve made cement, but I never sifted sand. That’s when I had to separate the rocks from the sand. It was the most irritating job yet. I haven’t complained about much on this trip, except the bugs, but that job was awful. It was just moving the sifter back and forth; I didn’t like it. I love doing jobs that take a lot out of me, like making cement and digging mud. Maybe it’s just my personality. I can’t believe it’s over. I wonder how my family is feeling right now. Are they excited, bored, sad? I’m glad I get to see them soon. That is one thing I miss the most besides track. I’m really excited to go home, but sad to leave. I still can’t believe it’s over. I’m going to miss my second family it was so nice for them to take us in. I really do appreciate them. Now we are about to have the closing celebration with the entire community. We are going to sing “Lean on Me” with translation and say a speech in Spanish. I’m just going to enjoy this beautiful view, the clean air and the quiet environment while I can; that’s all I can do.
Jasmine L Smyles
7:00am
This morning I woke up kind of mad and confused. How did mother nature come on me but I had it in the beginning of the month. But it is okay. We had eggs, rice and beans this morning. It was pretty good. I’m really going to miss Mama. Also, I’m going to miss my sisters because we had fun last night. We danced and danced; it was a beautiful.
Jazzy
1:49 pm
Our final work day is up. I worked and worked and worked. It was my last day and I wanted to make it count. I’m pretty disappointed it’s over. Today for the final day I sifted sand. I’ve done digging, I pickaxed mud and dirt, I’ve made cement, but I never sifted sand. That’s when I had to separate the rocks from the sand. It was the most irritating job yet. I haven’t complained about much on this trip, except the bugs, but that job was awful. It was just moving the sifter back and forth; I didn’t like it. I love doing jobs that take a lot out of me, like making cement and digging mud. Maybe it’s just my personality. I can’t believe it’s over. I wonder how my family is feeling right now. Are they excited, bored, sad? I’m glad I get to see them soon. That is one thing I miss the most besides track. I’m really excited to go home, but sad to leave. I still can’t believe it’s over. I’m going to miss my second family it was so nice for them to take us in. I really do appreciate them. Now we are about to have the closing celebration with the entire community. We are going to sing “Lean on Me” with translation and say a speech in Spanish. I’m just going to enjoy this beautiful view, the clean air and the quiet environment while I can; that’s all I can do.
Jasmine L Smyles
5:35 pm
We had our ending celebration. It was wonderful we said our speech and sang our song. All the community members of Yale Cuatro loved it. They even made us get up and dance. It was very exciting to do. I even made my little sister, Ileana, dance. We took a group photo and headed to our home. When we got home Lester and Amy came so we can present our gifts to our host family. We gave them towels, cards, hair ties, a shirt, boots, but most importantly a picture of us. We were telling them how grateful we were of them. Yes there were tears and I even cried. Mama cried and Edwin, my host brother. It was one of my saddest experienced. He is one of the people I will miss the most. He was so kind and never complained about anything. He made sure we always had what we needed and constantly try to help us out with any and everything. I love him and pray he grows up strong and continue to be caring. He asked the saddest question for us to our translator Lester. He asked when we would be back. That broke my heart. If I could I would. Hopefully one day I can take a trip back here. It’s hard to get so attach to someone then leave them.
Jazzy
8:14 pm
It has been a good day. It’s also been a good night so far. We took our last cold bucket shower in our home. We finally had a chance to see Mama cook. She made rice and chicken. She truly is the best. Three nights in a row she fed us something different than rice and beans. I’m grateful for her. I thank God for her and pray nothing but happiness for her and the family. We saw her gut the chicken and cut it to make the dinner. It was so interesting and fun to see. While we waited for dinner we played hand games with the girls. That’s why it is a great night so far; it was a very active night. I’m so glad my family is always smiling and is free of worries. That’s how I want to be. I will work on it.
Jasmine S.
It has been a good day. It’s also been a good night so far. We took our last cold bucket shower in our home. We finally had a chance to see Mama cook. She made rice and chicken. She truly is the best. Three nights in a row she fed us something different than rice and beans. I’m grateful for her. I thank God for her and pray nothing but happiness for her and the family. We saw her gut the chicken and cut it to make the dinner. It was so interesting and fun to see. While we waited for dinner we played hand games with the girls. That’s why it is a great night so far; it was a very active night. I’m so glad my family is always smiling and is free of worries. That’s how I want to be. I will work on it.
Jasmine S.