Today was our last day at the work site, and we only spent half of it there. For the first part of the morning, we went on with our work like we had the rest of the week, but then around noon had a ceremony with the people we have been helping build the houses for. It was so amazing to hear everything they had to say, they were so appreciative of our help, and thats when I truly realized that what we were doing was making a big difference in their lives. We got to meet some of the families for the first time, and I had so much fun getting to know them. People here in Honduras are so friendly and fun, they're not shy and always wanting to help, and I'm happy I got to talk with some of them.
After the ceremony all the little kids from the village got the chance to break a Piniata, and when the candy started falling out, it was a crazy mess of kids trying to pick up as much candy as possible, it was so funny because they we're just so excited about it. After that, we went to visit an orphanage for little kids (newborns to the age of 3) and we played with the little kids. The orphanage had a wide range of different bikes, as well as little cars for the kids to play in and once we arrived they took them out. All the kids piled on to them and we pushed them around on the cars and bikes for about an hour. It was so exhausting but so fun at the same time, everyone had a bike or car with a little kid on them and just ran around laughing and playing. The one little girl I was pushing around smiled at everything, she laughed the whole time. I think just hearing her laugh as we ran around was one of the best parts of the trip for me because she sounded so happy.
Once we were done at the orphanage, we visited one of the oldest cemeteries in the country and it was so different from the ones I'm used to seeing. This cemetery was beautiful, it was filled with stairs and plants and was simply amazing to walk around in. It was also at the top of a hill that overlooked the whole city, and the view was great. The one thing that I notice when that I overlook the city, is the wide range of colors of the buildings and houses, they're all colorful, but bright and happy colors. The culture here is much more free, the people seem to always be happy and easy going which has made our stay so enjoyable. We then went to a beautiful park that also overlooked the city.
This trip is one of the best decisions of my life, and I don't regret it one bit. It has been so life changing, and I'm so grateful for this opportunity.
-Mady
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