Tuesday was my day to post on the trip's blog here's my post...
For me, this year's trip has been different from all of my other trips,
having lived here for so long last year, returning is a little strange. I
missed Mexico so much while I was gone, and now being back I am slowly
realizing how much this place, and this organization has changed me and
helped me grow as a person. While I was down here last year I saw small
changes, but mostly I was wrapped up in what was going on while I was
here, and the work we were doing. When I returned home change was slow
and I'm not sure if I ever fully took the time to reflect on my time
here, but now having been back for about a week and a half now (I came
down a week earlier than the group), I have really had time to examine
everything that has changed in Tijuana, and in me in the last year, and
over the past nine years.
It's easy to come down here for a week each year, and to have an
amazing time, meet kind and caring people. It's hard to return home and
continue living out the lessons learned while here. We get sucked up in
the fast pace of our lives and work and forget this wonderful place.
Being back here the last two weeks has been completely refreshing.
People talk about how selfless volunteering is, and how amazing it is
for people to come here, to somewhere perceived as very dangerous and
give their time. It's hard for me to see this trip that way, I almost
feel selfish coming here, because of how much I get out of this trip,
and how much I love it here. I have never been somewhere that I felt
more welcomed and loved. The people we meet open their homes and hearts
to us daily. They would give us the shirt off their back if we asked.
Even though for many of us there is a language barrier we still find a
way to communicate, we find a way to work side by side with people from
the communities to accomplish something.
I'm often asked why I come here when we're only building one part of
one house. There are so many problems in Mexico, we can't possibly solve
them all so why should we try and help.... Continue Reading on the trip blog
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