(editor’s note: while on the trek, the instructors took advantage of a found signal to send an earlier journey entry.) The Himalayan Hope Home is full of girls capable of changing the world. Leading these girls to success is Pema. As a young girl, Pema always tried to change the way people viewed the world....
On Saturday we started our morning with a light run and learned some new running drills from Coach Abel. Later in the day we started our Homestays and met our “Mama” hosts and their families. We all began by walking each other to our specific houses together while meeting each host. The home stay experience...
Well, this is it. We’ve departed with the kids. There are no more work days. And we leave Ometepe for good within the next 12 hours. For our departure, we had heard about an “inauguration” being held in our honor for our contributions to the community. I had figured it was simply a few “thank...