Tuesday, 5/14/13
Bring on the tears!
Today was our last day at Familia Feliz.
I partied with my
class—I showed them The Nativity and
just enjoyed my last moments with them. The new teacher for them, Hermano
Manuel, arrived and had plenty of questions for me. He has taught the previous
3 years at Familia Feliz and has plenty of experience. The kids are in good
hands.
Chad and I spent
time packing, and unpacking, and repacking out suitcases trying to stay under
the weight limit for the tiny plane back to La Paz. The limit is just 44 lbs.
When we first arrived at Familia Feliz we each had about 175 lbs. or stuff.
Thankfully, we were able to sneak under the weight limit…but that is a story
for tomorrow.
We said our goodbyes
at 2. There were a few tears shed by the kids. Chad and I were fairly prepared
for the farewells and experienced little sadness…we almost felt guilty about
it. We are excited to return home, but will also be missing the little squirts.
Up until we left, David Pucho would not leave our sides. He was going to savor
every last second with us. At 2, Juan returned from his day off in town to
bring us into town.
In town, we first
went to a friend’s house for….a tiny nail for my flip flop. While saying
goodbye to the mob of kids they broke it for the 5th time. These
flip flops are so resilient and easy to fix. Love ‘em. Then I spent 1 hour and
a half re-teaching Juan and Emy how to use Facebook. I made each of them sign
in and out like 10 times, add about 30 friends, and learn how to use instant
messaging. I believe they got the hang of it. When Juan used the computer
first, Emy kept heckling him about how dumb he was (in a joking manner, of
course). When it was her turn, she understood Facebook quite well, but could
not click the mouse! She would hold down the button for a good second no matter
how many times I told her it was “hot” and she should click quickly. I could
not stop laughing at her. She kept trucking, though, and got it down pat.
To end of our time
together, Chad and I treated them to Juliano’s. The food was fantastic as usual
and as for the icing on the cake, the chef Juliano gave us free tiramisu as a
reminder of him.
Juan and Emy
returned us to the truck. We had a moment with them to pray and reminisce. When
down we cheerfully said our goodbyes.
Familia Feliz, the
times were great. You guys taught me so much. I will be praying for this place
vigorously for the rest of my life so that this great project may continue.
Side note: My camera works again. While packing, I was demonstrating to
Chad the 14 ways I tried to fix my camera. One of them was slamming the lens on
the ground. Smack….electronic noises…and then the lens retracted!!! It was a
miracle. After 3 months my faithful friend has come back to life. Just in time
for Macchu Picchu!
**Keep
adventurizing!...I know I will!**
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