This semester went by so fast. The girls and I were talking about when Spencer said after backpacking the "gas peddle" will come on and the semester will fly by. None of us believed him, but guess what, it flew by. We always talked about how it felt like the semester would never even start, and now here we are with it over and we all talk about how it seemed like we would be doing OLD School for the rest of our lives! I don't even know where to start or how to even sum up my semester. When I came home everyone at church asked "how was it" all I could say was "AMAZING", I had no other word that could describe it. I found myself saying things like "amazing", "I would do it again in a heart beat", "I would not change one single thing, not the pain not the heartache, it only made me stronger". Walking away from this semester I feel like I have a much clear picture of true friendship. Something I have never experienced before. I have a new support group. Since the semester has been over us girls have called each other everyday. After the banquet finished and really only the girls were left i sat in the metal building and let the tears come, Mr.Bingham came in and said "its good that your crying, shows that you really love them, your will miss something good". How true that statement was, not only that I would miss the girls but that i would miss our leaders and the atmosphere, the teachings. Everything. But now comes our chance to put everything we have worked on and learned into practice. I am looking forward to hearing how we all grow in this next semester!

Our last trip, to Honduras was huge for me. I think it came at the perfect time. As I was playing in the field with the girls, one named Dania showed me all the machete marks from her mother all over her arms, legs and forehead. it broke my heart, but gave me such a huge appreciation for my  parents. Not only the fact the my parents would never do anything like that to me, but that they daily show their love to me. I came home with a deeper love and respect for them.