Familia

I remember at the beginning of the trip, as we all gathered around a table of our hotel cafe, the first conversation our group shared was about Disney movies. While I never mentioned it, my favorite Disney movie quote was, “Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind.”(Lilo and Stitch). We have not only become family within our group, but we have become family within the village. Charlotte has adopted one of her fine students, and always awaits to see her “baby” as we drive towards the school. Avery has been adopted by one of the village mamas, and I have been called a daughter by one of the builders at the library site. During our visit at a Maasai boma (aka homestead), the giant family of over 100 welcomed us as brothers and sisters. Blessings and pictures emerged with the exchange of cultures, and by the end of our visit, no one wanted to leave. Over the short time in this new world, we have become ohana, familia, family.

-Sammy Douville :)