New Views of the World

Guatemala! What a beautiful country! Last year, I was fortunate enough to meet this amazing family who lives in Guatemala and comes to Reno once a year for a couple months to visit friends and family. They started in Guatemala by serving in the community with their business and just fell in love with the people so they stayed. Now, I am friends with their kids, Calvin, Devon, and Emily. We didn't get to know each other that well until this year. These kids are amazing, kind, caring, and compassionate! I become happier every time I see them! Calvin, when he was 16, started his own charity for the Guatemalan families so that they could have built in stoves in their house. He is too cool! He inspired me to begin serving and giving back to my community.

Tonight, I hung out with them and their church group. These guys are Mormons and every Tuesday, the youth get together and hang out. This time, we went to an area downtown, where we stated a bon fire and played volleyball. It was nice to see what they did with their church. It was pretty special. After some sports and food, they had a discussion of all the things they were thankful for. Everyone shared with such honesty and openness that it brought such love to the environment. I felt so comfortable with them and wanted to stay if i didn't have so much homework! Biology and English are a pain in my fun life.

They are leaving in two weeks and honestly, I'm going to miss them more than they are going to miss me. They agreed in taking me in for a year if I ever got to Guatemala.