We managed to travel my air land And sea yesterday. After the two flights we took a 3 hour bus ride across the country boarder and ended with a 20 minute boat ride to El Faro where we are staying. This compound is an amazing facility which hosts over 30 American medical, mission, and education groups early as well as 150 Guatemalan groups each year. I was blown away by the buildings and how nice everything was. Having the water right on our doorstep was amazing too!
The coolest part of my day was getting off the plane and hearing my name called in the arrivals area of the Honduras airport. It was crazy, but the only peeps who I know that lives in Honduras was as the airport picking up students for the Student Helping Honduras organization! It was amazing to see Jessa at the airport. I had not seen her in a long time but I was happy to catch up.
Everyone was pretty tired from the full day of travel so a few of us talked on the deck for an hour but everyone was asleep early the first night.
Sunday started my favorite way. Woke up to the sounds of the animals and sunlight in the window.
I went on a nice run in the AM and even got to workout. Breakfast was a great meal prepared by the staff at El Faro. I can tell we will be spoiled all week.
After breakfast we got a tour of the campus and learned about the mission and great works they have been doing in the community from water to education to medical care and social development.
After the tour we were lead by John in a team building activity which we crushed as a group. I would recommend after this experience that one of the first things all groups should do are physical group challenges. In 1.5 hours we really go to learn about each other and helped bring us together.
After lunch we got to participate in another pillar of the organizations mission working with children during a bible study. We played games, did worship, assisted with the needs of the teachers, provided snack, and more playing. I enjoyed this experience with the local children, getting to know them with basic broken Spanish, play, and touch. It's funny how no matter what culture or where you are in the world, every 7 year old kid will try to scoot close to you and touch your leg when you are sitting next to them. It's amazing how effective you can show affection and caring with a simple hug, high five, or toss in the air!
We spent a little time in the water in the great weather before the rain came at night.
After dinner the group did a great job reflecting and preparing for the week ahead. We are all eager to get into the clinic and begin to work with patients and local therapists.
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