Hola mundo,Today was a different type of day. Our work included making a lot of cement for the roof and floor and that was about it. Although this work didn't take a long time, it is pretty physically strenuous.
Olivia spent the end of the morning teaching Ophelia some English words that she wrote down in her journal. She was like a sponge, soaking up every word she was taught. This process continued during lunch, with her asking me words like frio (cold) and perro (dog). I really enjoyed teaching her a little bit of English since she has taught me so much Spanish this week. At lunch, Ophelia gave Olivia, Izzi, and I these notes that she wrote for us. Mine talked about how she loves her Sueno (teacher) Taylor and how she was going to miss me. It had a picture of us she drew on it and a picture of her crying because I am am going to leave. This letter made me realize what and impact we have made on this family and the impact this family has had on me in the short time we have been here. I am really going to miss these people and I will be sad 
to say goodbye to them tomorrow but I know that they will always remember us and I will always remember them and keep them in my prayers. As we left, I realized that I was saying "Hasta Manana"(until tomorrow) to them for the last time. It was neat to hear Ophelia yell "goodbye" to me in English, knowing that we tuaght her that today.
to say goodbye to them tomorrow but I know that they will always remember us and I will always remember them and keep them in my prayers. As we left, I realized that I was saying "Hasta Manana"(until tomorrow) to them for the last time. It was neat to hear Ophelia yell "goodbye" to me in English, knowing that we tuaght her that today.Afterwards, we all left to play soccer. The teams were the Guatemalans and Fred versus the rest of the Gringos. We also had some young guys join us in the 
middle of the game. We fought hard with Olivia scoring a goal on Sean scoring two but we still lost 5 to 3.
middle of the game. We fought hard with Olivia scoring a goal on Sean scoring two but we still lost 5 to 3. This week has been amazing, a completly different experience for me than last week. I will be both sad to leave the family and happy to have completed there home tomorrow. I have learned so much during this time here and I have formed some amazing friendships, but I know that these experiences will last me a lifetime and I pray that I have affected these families as much as they have me.
Adios,Taylor Hix
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