The Power of Traveling

This quote defines me completely. I am sure it also defines many people who have traveled to different parts of the world and have met amazing people. This summer was one of the many summer I have enjoyed traveling, but this time it was to my country of origin, Ecuador. I have never felt more empowered to go back and meet with the people I grew up, not only my family, but my middle school friends.

As always, I like to keep in touch with everyone and I have to say, THANK YOU Facebook for allowing me to communicate with them again!

This trip did not just allow me to communicate with them, it also allowed me fall in love with the beauty and nature of the country itself. As young adults, we were able to share things we remembered from middle school, talked about the ones that got married, the ones that also left the country and those who are still around! The best part of this trip was that we created NEW memories and these memories have strengthen our friendship! Thank you Verito, Indi and Pal for making it amazing and unforgettable.

MS walk along with an amazing woman

Since college, I have been involved in community service. This is something I also do while being in the classroom. This year's involvement was on Multiple Sclerosis, commonly known as MS. This year, I signed up for a good, more personal cause! I found out one of my amazing friends and coworkers has MS and this drove me to sign up and Walk for MS. This time, it felt very very personal.

I decided I did not want to go out the day before because I wanted to have enough energy to walk it with my dearest friend, who shall remain anonymous. While at the walk, we both are cold and in need of coffee. We have decided to walk the 1 mile walk because I needed to go to the airport and pick my younger sister who is visiting for a month and she did not want to be tired from the walk.

While we are finishing the walk, her words to me were: "Thank you so much! I am blessed to have met you and learned from you". These words touched me deeply because this is how I have felt about her since I started working at this new school and the support she has given me cannot compare to these words. I was teary!

The next day, she sends a text saying: "I had another relapse but thank you for doing the walk with me". I thought to myself, WHAT A STRONG WOMAN!

Luckily, I AM surrounded by strong women!