prayer before dinner

not many friends do this!:)

angie:)

lauren!:)

sunset cliffs!

BBQ! summertime!!!

great to be back!

reverse culture shock...its real.

So today I think it hit me the hardest since landing in the airport in LAX. I'm just missing all of the people and personalities within our group. Its sad to think about the people we love that live so far away. But at least we have technology and skype.:) Please keep in mind our group and all of our transitions back into U.S culture.

3:30 am waiting in line for the bus to machu picchu

HOME!?

Back in Atascadero!!!!
This is crazy! Haven't been here since December!! So great to see my popa! Glad that my mom and sis and auntie got to come visit, but still hadn't seen my dad in four months! And hopefully will get to see my brother this weekend during mothers day!
This adventure has been INSANITY. I have learned so much about a new culture, a new language, my host family, my semester group and a lot about myself.
Talking about being home is so strange!! I feel like I have so many homes..and families..Home to me is being with people and with God in a place of security and love. It doesn't necessarily mean a specific location or house, but a place where you feel the most like yourself. A place of utter honesty and openness where you feel accepted no matter what.
I called my house in Cuenca home, I've called my university in San Diego home, and I've obviously called my house where I've lived for 16 years home. But home is a relative term...Home is where there is family.