Final Thoughts in Costa Rica

Hola Todos!

So today, sommos muy muy tristes because we are leaving in approximately three and a half hours. We all have had such an amazing time here and have developed friendships that will last for a lifetime!

By the way, this is Giuls, and I worked at the site Manos de Jesus. Today, I mostly worked on doing some more painting of white and yellow traffic lines. After that, I continued to paint more; however, this time I, along with my other group members painted a mural in one of the stairwells with our handprints as well as a scenic picture of the mountains that the members of the nursing home have to look at everyday.

Themost difficult part of the day had to be saying goodbye to everyone. We sat in a room with Don Eduardo and some of the residents of the nursing home that we grew attached to. They all left us with thoughts and good wishes for our safe trip home. Although they thanked us up and down for helping them, I think that they helped all of us more than they will ever know. They left me with the thought that it is so important to love life and really develop strong relationships with those whom you care about.

I as well as many of the other members of my group left today with waterfalls of tears. Although we did not on this trip do as much physical labor as we all may have anticipated, we definately left our mark in Costa Rica. Working with the elderly was something that many of us were nervous about in the beginning, yet by the end, we al were so fortunate. The people who we met and learned to love were wise as a result of their old age, and I think that they valued our presence in Costa Rica more than we know.

Well, I am prety tired and think that I should go to bed considering the fact that I have a long day ahead of me. THANK YOU THANK YOU ASB for all of the great memories!

Con Mucho Gusto,

Giuls