Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Banos Trip #3...

This was my first time taking a group to Banos Ambato ALONE! There were a few minor hiccups but I'd say all went well. We did everything we needed to and all are alive. High-five!

I love this girl! Shanae Wilkinson is a great human being inside and out. So happy she was able to serve with OSSO and keep me sane during her stay! Love ya Shanaenard!

 
Marissa Stagg * Morgan Hymas * Nick & Jeremie Johnson * Shanae Wilkinson

 
Nicco having some GoPro fun!

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Continental Divide & Giron Waterfalls... Again

*The Continental Divide*



*Giron Waterfalls*
 
 
 
 
Me and Shanae Wilkinson
 
I love the countryside in Ecuador!!

 
Nick Johnson, Me, and Angie Head

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
The best trout of all time!
 
Taking over everyone's snapchat :)

Friday, May 6, 2016

Feliz Dia de la Madre

I decided to make lunch for all the workers for Mother's Day. We had chicken pillows, orange jello salad, green salad, and of course Ana Maria had to make rice for all of them! We had the tables draped with green and blue table clothes with bouquet of flowers. Katie made some awesome sugar cookies decorated with a yellow and white stripes glaze. They were so good! We were too busy cooking to even think about taking pictures! Afterwards I gave a little speech, Katie had to translate, and then gave each of them a little bouquet of flowers with cards the children had colored for them. The tias work so hard every single day that it's nice to be able to do something for them. So many of them have become my friends, sisters, and even mama's! They have a special place in my heart for sure! Thank you for being apart of my life and being so good to me, especially when I can't speak Spanish! Te quiero mucho!!

Just me in a taxi with a garbage bag full of flowers!
Flowers for all my madres Latinas!

Catalina * Gloria * Celina * Corina * Jenny * Clara * Patricia

Celia * Clarisa * Maribel
We were laughing at how "grande" I am, so I decided to sit down to make it better...

Nope! Still taller than them even sitting down!

The cute card Dayana colored!

The children passed these out to all the women. Cosme gave me mine!

"You are the hand holding me, the light lighting my path, the sun that warms my soul, and the star who watches me dream. Happy Day!"