Day 3 & 4

Written by Jozelyn Burke

To begin, these last couple days have truely been life changing and a reality check!

Day 3:
On this day we had breakfast then headed out for La Carpio. La Carpio is an area in Costa Rica which is a refugee village. At this area we went & helped dig out, flaten, and pave the roads in the village. While working we seen many homes of those who live in the area. The homes were not in the best condition and were mostly made out of thin metal. At first I had many thoughts going through my head about how bad I felt and how the families must be upse about the living conditions. After working for a bit, those living in the community then came out to help us which was interesting because we coul hardly understand them and they could hardly understand us. Once the day of working was over we came back to shower and get ready for our salsa lessons! At first I did not really want to but the instructor was so fun and exciting my entire mood changed. We learned many hip moving, shoulder shaking, and popping moves. The most intersting part was dancing with a partner. Since none of us really knew what we were doing, it was a fun and challenging time. After salsa dancing and working it seemed as if I had to long workouts in one day so sleep was the next huge step!


Day 4:
Day three had my body so tired but I got up and went to La Carpio again. We then went and began to continue working on the project we started. After having lunch, we found out that the power in the area had went out so we tried waiting out to see if it would come back on, and it did not. The people that were living in the area then decided to have a meeting with us. What we thought was a meeting quickly turned into kind of a celebration. They were so thankful for what we did and they had prepared us cake and a pinata. I hate cake and vnever eat cake, but because they were so nice I tried it and loved the cake. Honestly, this was a moment I would never forget! I had no idea that I would have so much fun. All we had was cake and a pinata but I truely had an amazing time and even cried. I seen people who did not have much but were truely happy. They appreciated what we did for them so much and I enjoyed doing it. Material things do not have to be what makes us happy. We took so little and had the best time. Once we left so many of us including myself were sad because we seen the impact we made on them and with the impact they had on my life was even greater!