Safe and sound

I have finally arrived in El Salvador. After a very very long day of travelling or more like waiting.

I stepped off the plane and felt the humidity engulf me and the smell of El Salvador fill my nose. I felt my worries and anxieties melt away and knew I would be okay. As I was walking through the airport, the power suddenly shut off and I knew I had officially arrived. Cristina (the woman I am living with) was there to pick me up. It was so wonderful to see her again and we seemed to pick up where we had left off. I found out the library in Las Delicias FINALLY received the computer donations from Spain. So they now have 13 computers for the students to use. Hopefully we can use these so the students can upload their photos.

My Spanish seemed to come back talking with Cristina as we drove the familiar route to her home. She is working today so I am hanging out in her home, waiting for another woman, Sara to come hang out with me. I think the down time is going to be challenging for me. I am alone with all my thoughts and worries, trying to find the peace and calm within. But in 10 days my brother Jake will be joining me. We will be working, living and spending every moment together. I am so excited for him to come and experience El Salvador with all its beauty and pain. I know I couldn´t be taking on this journey without him.

So I am here, I am safe and I am excited.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in yours sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain