Hello.
I am here in Chiquimula, Guatemala
where I am going to be volunteering for the next few days
I'm here with a group of volunteers along with Vivid Roots
and Hopscotch The Globe.
We are going to be repairing some schools
that are in need.
This is worth it, for the shot!
No, I didn't kill it.
We just got to the village where we are going to be working
and it was definitely a lot longer to get here than I thought
which is interesting because we drove in
but majority of the students
and the kids who come to the school actually have to walk
their entire journey.
Thanks for coming to the school.
That classroom was in really bad shape.
We are really happy to have you here
They don really know that we bought all these materials for them.
I really appreciate the support you are giving us.
The kids were having a hard time
When it rained, the classrooms would flood with water.
So, the school is an old one, it was build 30 years ago.
People here are extremely poor, you know,
you can see with you own eyes.
I wish you all the best.
God bless you for everything.
Jessica is Nando's niece.
But they work together from Scott,
he's one of the leaders, he helps me all this happen
this is one the classrooms there have been multiple classes in,
so, we're gonna build a wall here and roof here
part of the money went to building the washing station
so they can actually have a little bit more hygiene.
Now, they will have run water in the toilets
and they're gonna have a big water tank.
I'm pretty sure it will go above this.
It will also help them save water for the dry season.
They have a lot of hands, that just don't have a lot of resources.
Is the food yummy?
-Yes. -Yeah? You like it?
I guess only one of you liked it then.
There's holes in the roof which means it's raining
during rainy season into the health center,
so, women are having babies or taking care up in the health center
there's rod everywhere.
So, they just they asked us to help with that.
So, of course, we said yes and we added it to the project,
so, now we have even more impact than we were to make
and thanks to everybody come on this trip.
Everybody get in here right now.
Let's do this, guys.
I organized for everyone in the community to be here today.
We just want to introduce you to them
and we want them to know what are you going to be doing for them.
This is the health center.
That has a lot of damage from flooding,
so, they need the roof to be repaired.
I got sick and it was really kind of scary.
It was kind of an interruption to this video
and I was questioning whether or not to just like pretend like it never happened
but I feel like that's not genuine.
This sort of thing happens.
So, this is a really big volunteer project
and this was the first day that we started on this project.
So, for me to skip out on like half of it,
makes me feel like a jerk.
And I know I shouldn't feel that way,
it's something that happens people just, people get sick
and there wasn't anything that I could do to control that.
I still feel this like pressure
because not only for the volunteers
and the people there who are there to work on this project
are expecting me to do my part
but then also to the people who,
you who are watching, who have supported me
and contributed for me to be here.
When you're traveling
and when you go to countries that are very different from your own,
a lot of things like this can happen, a lot of things that are unexpected.
Continuing with the program.
We've got a big surprise here in the truck for the kids
But they keep wanting to see what's in here.
Nice.
-Do you guys like it? -Yes!
We didn't actually install the playground yet
and all the kids are already playing.
I've ever been a part of anything like this.
It's amazing to see how a small thing
can turn into something so big for someone else.
Thank you so much to all of you who contributed to my GoFundMe
and were part of this.
This is where your money went.
We are going to be singing twinkle twinkle
We are going to be singing.
Like a diamond in the sky
twinkle twinkle, little star.
Yeah!
The school is actually out already.
They already ended all their classes
but the kids have stayed here to play longer on the playground
because the don't want to leave.
We are just getting ready to have some lunch.
The lunch that we are gonna be eating today
is sponsored by the mayor of this town
as a thank you for everything that we've done.
So, I made it the whole day without getting a single drop on my body
And then Siya came in. Thanks, thanks a lot Siya.
Tomorrow we won't be seeing you,
so, today we will thank all of you.
Hello everyone,
I want to thank you all for everything you have brought to our school,
and thank you for the new playground set,
for everything you have provided.
And if you want to ever return, we will wait for you with open arms.
This whole municipality doesn't have any playgrounds like this.
This is the first school to have these games
This is something new for them.
They were not expecting something so huge like this.
We are happy to have you here.
This is one of the teachers riding in style.
We are now done with this school, and that's the end of this day.
Next day we are going to be working at another school.
The kids we're hugging me goodbye and it was kind of really...
And I've really known them for like 48 hours.
It was kind of an unforgettable experience.
We're just sitting down with the Rotary Club here in Guatemala
and the gave us some gifts
of my own Vivid Roots key chain.
We are now headed towards breakfast.
It is a beautiful morning here on the ranch in Chiquimula.
How are you guys feeling?
-Awesome. -Incredible.
This is our last day of volunteering here in Guatemala,
and today we are going to be going to another school
to give them a little surprise.
All of the computers in here were donated by the Rotarians,
who are the people that we had dinner with last night.
But we're also coming in with all this technology,
all this stuff that is a little unattainable for a lot of the kids.
I mean like connect to the Internet and we make videos,
we're doing all these things.
And I wanted them to have something that they could use themselves
something that they keep here.
And I got three brand new tablets.
Thank you and we hope you will enjoy it.
-Are you guys excited? -Yes.
Here is the camera app.
After we gave the kids our surprise
they gave us a little gift.
It's just a lot of chocolates and blessings inside of a mug
that they all prepared for us here today.
We're now going to a lookout that's nearby to the school that they created
that's supposed to have a really nice view.
And that is it for the volunteer project.
This was an amazing and unforgettable experience.
I'm really happy that I was able to come here.
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed.
Thank you for always supporting me
and allowing me to do what I do in order to help
and support other people like the community
that we helped out in this video.
If you want to learn more about Vivid Roots
and more about this project
or future projects that they might be doing,
I'll put links in the description.
Thank you so much for watching and be sure to subscribe
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For now I'm gonna go.
So, I will see you when I see you, bye!
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