Yes, that’s right!  On the way home from my first Global Village build, I immediately wanted to do it again. 🙂  I wanted to return to Kenya in order to form deeper relationships with the people there.  As luck would have it, I ended up in the very same community!

Returning to Eldama Ravine was amazing.  When I walked into the hotel, the friends I made just a few months ago shared huge smiles and warm hugs, welcoming me “back home”.  We chatted about what had changed and what had stayed the same.  We ate the same food, drank the same boxed wine, played pool to the sounds of Toto just like before…  Yet this was definitely a new experience.  A new group of volunteers who would become friends, a new family, and plenty of new insights.

This was also a special build because it was my first Thanksgiving volunteer trip!  Although I missed being home, my new friends made this an experience to remember, and one to be shared on these pages soon.  🙂