Our 2015 trip to Mexico was the best ever. I usually team up with daughter Jamie and work on sewing projects. This year we altered a gazillion pairs of girls' jeans. It was so much fun seeing the young ladies try on their newly tailored “skinny jeans”, beaming from ear to ear. Self-image is so important to teenagers.
One evening, After a lovely dinner with the Matriz house. The games began. I pulled up a chair and sat down to watch, feeling a little timid about not speaking Spanish and being older - but was pulled up by several kids. Sitting was not an option. They were having fun and wanted everyone to enjoy the evening with them. After musical chairs, I sat again, only to be coaxed up for more games. Hugs, smiles, and laughter are great ways to communicate.
Another treat was visiting the Golondrinas household which we painted last year. Angela (whose picture now shares refrigerator space with my grandchildren) was so excited to show me her new room. She is a freshman in high school, plays goalie for the soccer team and has blossomed now that she is in a family style household.
NOTE - Going to Hogar De Amor will mean you leave a piece of your heart there.
Another FYI - the food is so exceptional, eating at Taco Bell is lost forever.
I got a super thrill by seeing the volcano. We drove to within 4 miles of the mountain in an open bus (thankfully it had a roof). When we arrived, it was raining ash – it felt like walking in a light sprinkle, but we did not get wet. After dark, we heard rumblings, then lightening went from the volcano into the sky, followed by a loud clap of thunder. A whole storm without water.
Everyone on the team is so helpful and kind. I don’t attend CenterPoint, and each year I am working with different people on the team, but everyone is so helpful and kind I love making new American as well as Mexican friends.
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