Hola from San Juan!
The things that have happened here in Puerto Rico have been life-changing and they will not be forgotten. To begin the day, we all woke up and took part in a continental breakfast provided by the hotel. It didn't take long and we made our way to the bus stop, where we waited for the bus to take us into Old San Juan for the morning...
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| The bus stop... |
While in Old San Juan, we walked around the beautiful streets and saw various historical places. We saw another cathedral, a nearby hotel that used to be a convent, and a variety of other places Old San Juan had to offer. We split up so that we could see more spots and so that we could get some souvenir shopping in, as well. While separated, we each got some lunch before we regrouped to head back to the hotel...
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| El Convento |
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| The cathedral |
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| Lunch in Old San Juan |
After lunch, we quickly returned to the hotel, only to load up to get to our next performance at the San Jorge Children's Hospital. The performance at the children's hospital was indeed VERY special. We traveled from floor to floor presenting 2-3 pieces for the patients. It was priceless to see the sincere appreciation of the patients, their families, and the staff at the hospital. Emotions ran high and many people were effected in memorable ways...
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| Very appreciate patients at the Children's Hospital |
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| The San Jorge Children's Hospital Family |
Immediately following the performance at the children's hospital, we made our way over to "El Morro", one of San Juan's most important forts on the island. At the fort, we were able to tour the area first and then we performed the last of our three performances. The performance was outstanding and it was apparent that the crowd really loved it. The most memorable part of the performance was the group's encore performance of "Let There Be Peace" for a family who had lost a loved one not too long ago. The song was sung at their loved one's funeral and it really touched them to have us sing it for them...
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| The front entrance to "El Morro", the fort |
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| Singing "Let There Be Peace" to a family |
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| Leaving our friend with love |
Outside the fort was a really amazing cemetery, where you could see the trucks of the crew that is shooting a movie with Justin Timberlake, Salma Hayek, and many other stars!
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| The cemetery near the fort |
Following the performances, we made our way back to the hotel, where the group split up into two parts. The first group decided to go swimming and then get dinner, while the second group was just so hungry that they went to eat right away! All in all, the evening was successful and a lot of fun was had by all!
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| Dinner at a nearby restaurant |
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| The ocean view from the window of the restaurant |
Today was our last full day in Puerto Rico! Tomorrow will be a long day, as we will be traveling back to New York in the early afternoon. The last post of the blog will most likely be done on Sunday or during our trip home tomorrow. Please check back one last time to hear about what we decided to do on our last morning in San Juan, Puerto Rico. :-)
For now, Hasta luego!!
SHSWC/CSRWC
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