Nothing like a little Aladdin to get this blog party started!!
So, I do apologize that it has been quite some time since my last blog post. The past couple weeks have been crazy!!
We said a sad goodbye to our friends at the orphanage in Nicaragua (as well as the rest of Central America) – I really enjoyed our time there. I am learning that this journey is going to be jam packed with goodbyes, and I am not a fan of goodbyes. But, I am very thankful for our two months of Central America. We were able to meet some amaaaazing people and help out many in need. We finished our road!! 🙂 We are hoping that it is a big help to the residents of the Cicirin Orphanage! Here are some pictures from our last week there:
We left from Managua, Nicaragua and three planes and five time zones later, we arrived in Dublin, Ireland. Now, Ireland is not one of our “eleven countries,” but we spent a week there as an entire squad for a week of debrief. It was incredible to spend a week relaxing and camping with all of I-Squad, and I absolutely fell in love with Ireland. The people are amazing, and everywhere you look is a breath-taking view. It was a completely different world from what we have grown used to, however! Suddlenly, everything was insanely expensive and everyone spoke english. Quite a transition! Here are some photos from around Galway, Ireland where we spent our week:
One day, some of the squad went on a tour of the Cliffs of Moher, which is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. That night, we went to see the new Harry Potter, and we were so happy to see that part of Harry Potter was filmed at the Cliffs of Moher!! We were so excited!! Observe:
We left Ireland yesterday and took a three hour flight (and switched two more time zones) and we have finally made it to Romania!! From the airport in Bukarest, we took a 6 hour bus ride to the Transylvania region and we are staying with an amazing family in a Gypsy village. The Gypsy people are the outcasts of the Romanian society, and they have shown us nothing but love since we have arrived. I am SO excited to get to know them better and learn more about them. We do not yet know the full details of our mission this month, but we do know that we will be working at an orphanage and doing construction for families around the village.
Soo, going from a volcano island in Nicaragua to a Gypsy village in Romania is definitely a whole new world. And, both are, indeed, shining, shimmering and splendiiiiid.
Thank you SOOO much to those of you who are continuing to support me through your donations and encouraging words. Things have been going swimmingly, and I do hope that you will keep my squad in your prayers that things will continue to go so well. As always, much love to you guys 🙂 love you to the moon.
