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Last night was a struggle to sleep. I’m not sure whether to blame the 5 cups of coffee I was served throughout the day, the mucky heat that made my thin sheet feel like a thick comforter, or the unrelenting din of dogs, roosters, and heavy trucks outside my window. My...
Final Thoughts by Emily Valdez
"Te amamos con todo el Corazon." To be loved. Isn’t that what we all want in this life? My whole life I have looked in so many places--some good, some bad--for love. I’ve looked for comfort and love in having tons of “friends”, in money, and in materialistic things. I...
Final Thoughts by Josh Adams
04/01/2014 Two hundred and forty hours. Fourteen thousand four hundred minutes. Eight hundred sixty-four thousand seconds. When written out it may seem like an eternity. If you take a closer look it’s really only ten days. A third of a month and only 0.02739 % of a...
Final thoughts by Mary Muncher
There are a variety of emotions filling me on this last day of the trip. I don’t know whether to cry because I am missing everything so much already or to smile because it happened. I am overwhelmed with thoughts of El Espino and the beautiful people within it. I have...
Final thoughts by Kathryn McConnell
After being reminded of the immense love of the Salvadoran people, and basking in the light of their smiles and the warmth of their embraces, it breaks my heart to have to say ‘adios.’ Just this morning mi Mama told me that I am now part of the family and a new...
Final thoughts by Rain Felkl
I don’t even know where to begin or if I even have the words to describe these new feelings of such gratitude and love for the families and community of El Espino. They so welcomingly took my roommate and me into their homes. They have made us feel like nothing less...
Final thoughts by Kendra Wildenberg
I cannot believe I’m flying back to Colorado right now. Back to my reality. Back to my life, my apartment, my friends. Back to a place I have called home for so long. So how can it be that I feel as if I am leaving all of that behind? El Salvador has not just opened...
Final Reflection by Kailyn Miller
Originally this reflection was going to be different. I began summarizing my experiences here and basically trying to explain everything that I have felt emotionally in words that the majority of our society can relate to. A task like that is not possible. There is...
Another reflection by Kathryn
The inexplicable love and tenderness of the Salvadoran people has changed my entire life. Even though most people who read this will not understand why these people mean so much to me, I can honestly tell them that for me, these people are the missing half of me; they...
Sharing and Learning
Mary Muncher learning to cook with her mamá Clelia.
Day 5 Reflection by Kathryn McConnell
The inexplicable love and tenderness of the Salvadoran people has changed my entire life. Even though most people who read this will not understand why these people mean so much to me, I can honestly tell them that for me, these people are the missing half of me; they...
Days 3-4 Reflection by Kendra Wildenberg
Wow, where to begin? It seems impossible to write down a fraction of my experiences from this trip and it is only halfway through. Although there are so many thoughts and memories that I cannot compare, as they are all so uniquely wonderful, there are those that seem...
Day 2 Reflection by Mary Muncher
The heat was intense today, but lovely weather for spring break nonetheless. To start off we ate a traditional El Salvadoran breakfast at the hostel viagra online rezeptfrei. Frijoles, huevos, queso, y jugo. After that we went to the community center where we were...
Day 1 Reflection by Emily Valdez
So here I am sitting in a hostel in el Salvador. It is hot and humid and strangely perfectly comfortable. There is some old classic rock jamming in the next room or somewhere outside my window. Instead of being annoying it is quite soothing. Today has been incredibly...
Reflection by Kathryn McConnell
One year ago El Salvador was just another name, another dot in the world, and one place that I didn’t even know where to find on a map. Little did I know that the moment I stepped in the rural community of El Espino, my life would never be the same. I was welcomed...
Reflection by Kendra Wildenberg
Kendra Wildenberg, CMU Sophomore Thinking about this trip it is hard to write out my expectations, as I cannot imagine what to expect. Besides luxury vacations to resorts, I have never experienced another culture or country's way of life. I could not be more excited...
Reflection by Mary Muncher
Mary Muncher, CMU Junior On March 21, 2014 I will be departing the United States of America and venturing off to El Espino, El Salvador. I am incredibly excited to embark on this journey and a bit nervous as well. The moment I saw this opportunity I knew it was meant...
Reflection by Anthony Montelongo
Anthony Montelongo, CMU Sophomore and ASB 2013 Participant For several months now, I have woken up with a smile. As I sleep, my mind races through past memories and the new adventures that await me in El Salvador. These dreams are filled with smiling faces, gentle...
Alternative Spring Break 2014 – Intro
Colorado Mesa University"s Mesa Catholic Campus Ministry (MCCM) is teaming up with Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Youth Ministry and el Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad (CIS) for an Alternative Spring Break trip to Grand Junction"s Sister City of El Espino, El...
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