Michelle Lizano- May 31, 2014

The End

Everything must come to an end at some point. I just hate how fast this month has gone by. During the course of this trip I have learned a lot about myself and others. It’s sad that I got out of my comfort zone towards the end of the trip, but I’m usually slower at those things anyways. I couldn’t imagine a better group than this Horizons group to travel with. Each one of us is so unique and passionate about different things, but the best part of it all is that we can share our uniqueness and passions with others in what truly is a no judgment zone. I’m sure we can all agree that this experience has been the best experience of our lives thus far. Someone once said “Life is full of difficulties, some minor and others of more serious nature, there seems to an unending supply of challenges for one and all. Our problem is that we expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required’. I am proud of all of us .I’m proud that even though we have been up and running since day one we still enjoyed every single minute of this trip. We had the patience to walk for hours among hours, the patience to deal with our host families and the language barriers. We all had the patience to adjust to the culture, but what I’m really proud of is the willingness to try new things. I know that for me patience has always been a difficult concept, but being here has showed me to have more patience and instead of just getting things done to actually take the time to reflect and think about the surroundings. Think about the culture and why it is so different here. Thinking about the culture is only part of the process, the other part is being willing to understand and adjust to it. My favorite moment from this whole trip was at Tony’s restaurant. We all expected to just sit down and watch someone make pallea, but what we did instead was incredible. This experience showed us that things are not always the way we think they will be, which is why we must keep an open mind at all times and not forget our patience. Thank you every one for making this trip absolutely amazing, but most of all thank you to Horizons, ISA, and special thanks to Rosa and Josh because without them none of this would be possible.