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  • First experience washing clothes in our pila. It took a long time and I got very soaked. Luckily, I have lots of time to improve my technique.

  • Week one at the Finca included celebrating Britney's birthday with some midnight Rummikub

  • This was the end result of our "wild" night and yes, I won

  • Enjoying a big donation of lychees. They were so good!

  • This is Georgi and I working on a Taylor Swift bracket during one of our first weeks at the Finca - All Too Well won btw. Britney was also in on the bracket (she took the picture)

  • The whole Finca got to go to the beach while they were fumigating our houses so I got to hang out with the kids :)

  • Nice view of our campo and the mountains.

  • Descaling a fish for fun!

  • I was successful I think

  • One of my first times working on the fogon and cooking beans :)

  • First outing to Trujillo with Emma (pictured), Adam (not pictured), and Ryan (also not pictured)

  • First outing as a community to Betulia where I got to jump off of a 25-foot cliff!

  • I was too scared to climb down the rock after I jumped from the cliff so they brought me coke :)

  • First community outing to Trujillo. We were VERY excited

  • We love baleadas and Cafe & Sabores

  • Roomie pics!

  • I tried to make it awkward

  • Love my roommate <3

  • Halloween 2020 Where we had group costumes and we made treats based on roommates

  • Megan and myself trying to catch the rat that lives behind the stove (aka Britney)

  • We love each other and have fun together

  • Britney and me on Halloween

  • The campo before Hurricane Iota

  • Thanksgiving 2020 Where we dressed up as Pilgrims and Indians

  • This was not a peaceful get-together

  • Some silly Indians preparing for our Turkey Trot

  • One big, happy family on Thanksgiving

  • Photo shoot!

  • We wanted to be silly

  • Took a quick trip to the pulp (corner store) for some coke...classic

  • Stopped on the way to take advantage of the nice view and get some pics

  • Just a little break before cleaning the church during our quarantine time

  • Getting ready to take my COVID test

  • Jesus joined us for dinner spontaneously one night and we loved having Him

  • Just casually chopping my coconut with the machete

  • Enjoying some coconut water with friends

  • Weekly book club included a snack this time :p

  • We decided it was the perfect time for a photo shoot

  • We're extra...we know

  • But this one actually came out really good soooo

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    This is a video of us trying to catch the rat (actually this time) and failing and freaking out :)

  • Drip coffee at it's finest

  • Rehearsal before performing our Christmas dance

  • Christmas Eve 2020 Ready to welcome Baby Jesus

  • Megan and me

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    Our Christmas performance for the kids! They really enjoyed it and we enjoyed preparing it for them.

  • Welcoming Baby Jesus with some estrellitas

  • The kids killed this chicken and I saw the whole thing and cried

  • I still helped one of the girls clean and cut the chicken even though I cried during the actual killing

  • New Years 2021 The 3 magi came to drop off some gifts for the kids

  • Here I am, mere moments after receiving my official acceptance letter. I am so excited for this new chapter in life.

  • Here are my fellow incoming class of missionaries and myself on the last day of our virtual retreat. Though we had not anticipated being apart for the retreat, we had a blast getting to know one another and prepare for mission. Please keep Emma, Britney, Georgi, Kelsey, Megan, and myself in your prayers!

  • Here are Emma, Kelsey, myself, Britney, and Georgi at the Houston Airport, preparing to depart to Honduras after a couple of hours of meeting in person for the first time.

  • Just 5 Americans straight out of the airport in Honduras

  • We didn't realize that we were going to have to travel for 10 hours like this

  • We also didn't think that we would get a flat tire at 4:30am

  • Our first time meeting the current missionaries after a 10-hour road trip. It was Georgi's bday and we had to social distance

  • Spending one of our community days at Tranquility Bay sipping Pepsi by the beach.

  • Preparing for a day of retreat in the early morning. Farm of the Child is only a 10-15 min walk from here!

  • Here we are receiving one of our orientation talks from Maria Ofelia, our on-site director

  • My view of the ocean as I relax and pray in the early mornings.

  • Emma freaked out when the Sofie the Monkey was on her

  • This picture was taken by one of our friends at Tranquility Bay. Finding time to come together as a community is so important

  • One of our community mornings was spent paddle boarding. It was my first time ever!

  • Britney gave me words of encouragement

  • Our last night at TBay with a very nice sunset

  • We had to get some final family pics

  • We almost missed the self-timer on this one :)

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