i made it to Cambodia!!! my home for the last 3 months of my race!

i’ll post more about what Cambodia is like, how HOT it is, how incredible the people are, and what God has been teaching me sometime soon but i wanted to make sure i got to talk about some of my favorite people from Guatemala first.

once again my heart is hurting a lot. loving deeply always seems so great until you have to say goodbye, then it hurts, a lot. and this was no exception. leaving guatemala i said goodbye to some of my favorite people but the people in these pictures were people i called my family. angel and elsa aka angelito payasito (marshmallow clown) and negrita (little black girl) don’t worry she gave me permission to call her this, quickly became second parents to me. they provided food for me, a bed when we had a sleepover, laughs, prayers, hugs, a jacket when it would get cold, and unconditional love just as my own parents would. and mishell who was and still is like a sister to me. mishell is a woman of comfort and selflessness. she made guatemala feel like home from prank calls at sleepovers to doing my hair. from back massages to sharing new food combos like cheetos with tortillas. she brought so much comfort and love. so leaving them hurt..but do i regret it? not even for a second. because once again i’m so thankful for these relationships that make leaving so hard and hurt so much. angel, elsa, and mishell i will always love you and i’m forever thankful for the love you gave me.

love, 

fresita, payasita, gordita (little strawberry, little clown, little fat girl)