Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate,no despotism can enslave. At home, a friend, abroad, an introduction, in solitude a solace and in society an ornament.It chastens vice, it guides virtue, it gives at once grace and government to genius. Without it, what is man? A splendid slave, a reasoning savage.
-Joseph Addison
Never in my life have I felt the way I did today. Never in my life have I seen the things that I saw today. Never in my life will I forget the experience I had today. It’s Friday night and I’m typing this in a word document since there’s no wi-fi so you won’t be seeing this posted until later in the week. Today, or on Friday, our group traveled to La Carpio which is considered to be Nicarguan shanty-town. Now, I have heard the word shanty-towns throughout numerous Social Studies classes but simply talking about a shanty-town did not do what I saw justice. As we came over a hill, all we could see for miles was trash on the side of the roads, in the roads, houses with no walls and hardly no roofs, children walking the streets with no shoes on and covered in dirt. When we received our “orientation” we came to learn that what we were seeing has actually improved from what it was years and years ago.
Today has been my favorite day of all so far. One of the
reasons I came on this trip was to get away and to find myself and be able to
come back to the states a new and better person for the things that I had
experienced while here in Costa Rica. Today is a prime example. I have never
felt more blessed and touched than I have today. Some people say that teaching
is a calling…well, I heard loud and clear today! The children that I read to
and played with and helped were absolutely beautiful. It was such a humbling experience to see the smiles spread across their faces.
The best hug in the world
Sweet boy
One world
Nothing but smiles!
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