Smiles and Sunshine.

Life here at Colina has been interesting to say the least. We have been having Tribe meetings that have us all separated into the 12 tribes of Israel for Family Day. I am in the Tribe of Benjamin. Pretty awesome. We have played games and created flags. The kids in my Group continually make me happy. The hugs, the looks, the photos and the "BRICKNY" yells that flow through the air as they try to gain my attention. I love this place.

I love walking through the orphanage as the kids are on bikes or rollerblades and they fly by with their hand out so that I will High Five them as they pass. I love the little girls that talk to me at length about their dolls and everything cause thats what little girls do. The boys who chase me down the beach chucking sand at me cause thats what little boys do. The fact that I go in to the ocean and save Mel from the waves, cause thats what I do. The hugs and the little hands that grab mine in a moment of comfort.

Everyday I think of this place, its hard to imagine not being here. It has become such a part of my life its hard to imagine being home going to school and working again.

I love the classes I teach. They get to be difficult once in a while but I manage. The kids in my crocheting class make me smile. I feel accomplished a little haha.

More to come

Hasta