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...
I felt more connected to the community of Rancho Quemado today, more than ever before. We started the day by laughing out loud when the itinerary stated that WE would be teaching local kids soccer, but of course it would end up being the opposite. The kids were so accepting of our questionable soccer skills,...
Today was an undeniably eventful day here in Meru! We started our morning with warm lemongrass tea before a drive to a local high school. We were greeted with a presentation of traditional dancing and singing, as well as short introductions from members of each grade. Dr. K shared her message about the power of...