Well, folks, today was our last full day in this amazing country. Tomorrow, we leave Nicaragua and fly home to Portland, Oregon, USA. We are sitting in our room at the Hotel Terrasol - the same room we stayed in when we arrived in Nicaragua back on 26 October 2013.
We're not even sure how to feel at this point. Emotionally we've run the gamut over the last few weeks. Excited, sad, melancholy, reflective, accomplished, proud, contemplative, happy. It's been a whirlwind week leading up to our flight tomorrow morning. As excited as we are about our opportunities and challenges back home, today has been mostly sad, to be honest with you, filled with a longing to stay here in this incredible country.
Throughout the day, we've asked rhetorically "I wonder what's happening in Mérida right now." We've reflected on our highs and lows over the year, the fun times that we hoped would never end and the extremely challenging periods when all we could think about was leaving. We've discussed our students and how far they came, how brave they were and how hard they worked to improve their lives.
We are grateful to have been accepted by the people of Mérida - the children, adults, students and even those who never tried a class but were thankful we were here. Or I suppose now I say 'there', right? They were thankful we were there.
The night we arrived in Nicargua, we took a cab from the airport to this hotel, settled into our room and ordered a couple of Toña's in the lobby. On our balcony, we filmed this little video to post for our blog, so all our family and friends would share in our first accomplishment, namely getting here!
Below, you'll see our newest version, sort of a recreation of that video, filmed just a short time ago, to mark our last night in Nicaragua. We suggest watching the original before viewing the new one. But do what ya want!
Adios, Nicaragua!
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