I am home!

Apparently while in Antigua the other night I did not save my post! Which is probably okay as I had drank a little Vino with my friends! I am safely home and a little sad because I tried really hard to get to stay until Wednesday with Debbie, Beth and Janett. However none of the other standby's showed up to the airport so I had to get on the plane. Matt picked me and a stranger I had met on the plane up in DC- and I was very excited to see him!

(side note- he Juan Pablo-was en route home to DC and American Airlines lost his luggage and he missed his flight to DC from MIA originating in Costa Rica- he had a long day and ended up sitting next me on the plane--he is a biologist and works for an environmental non-profit in DC so we had a really interesting convo on the plane...thus ending up in me offering him a ride to Fredricksburg since his wife had originally shown up at the airport and he was not on the plane!)

I realize that I have a lot of catching up to do on this blog. This trip was amazing and life changing. I also realize that I need to decompress and think about everything I learned, experienced, and felt. I am emotionally drained but also feel like I have found my purpose in life. I know that may sound cliche. I assure you it is not. Emily Willard and I are very excited about a woman's center in Chimaltenango. We both felt an immediate connection to their mission and are going to collaborate on supporting (apoyando) them in any way we can.

My spanish is back almost 100% and I also learned a few Mayan words! I will post pictures and more information about the delegation soon! I am going to take a few days off and will post more soon!