El Salvador Day #20 Last Day!

Day #20 Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Today was the last day! We woke up, ate our last breakfast together and got ready to load up on the bus. We said our goodbyes to Juan and his family. They had all taken us in and provided food and hospitality for us the whole time that we had been there. Aroche was also there to tell us goodbye. He works with the church helping to build and do any construction that the churches need in the area. He was at the El Shaddai worksite with us the whole time and loved joking around with us. He understood some English and like to try to have conversations with us. He was joking around the whole time though so that made it even more confusing for us! He kept telling us one day that we had been eating dog, and cat, and horse for our meals...I am really hoping he was joking! Aroche always made the worksites very entertaining and we were all sad to have to say goodbye to him. 

Finally Brian and the bus got to the house, and we headed off waving our goodbyes to the family, the house, the chickens, roosters, Rufo, Rocky, and our home. We got to the airport, hesitantly weighed our bags, got through security and boarded our plane. We landed safely and said goodbye to half of the group that had family and friends pick them up from the airport. Then, the rest of us loaded up on the bus with Dual again. We were all starving and really craving to eat some good 'ole God-blessed American food. So, naturally, we went to Chick-Fil-A. We got back to the college safely and all headed our separate ways. 

We're back. We're home and now we have to process a three-week life changing experience.

*Bear with me as I wait to get all of the pictures from the trip. I promise you will get to see them soon!