All of us lined up on the sides of the road, like a tunnel. We made him cry, then that made us cry. We didn't know if that was the last time we'd ever see him. |
Before we went I wasn't sure if I wanted to go into engineering, but now that I went there and spent 36 hours doing design work and I'm still motivated about it, it's obviously something I'm interested in. |
Everybody knew we were here for a reason, so that's what we were doing. |
I couldn't finish the sandwich, and I wanted to do something about it. We all felt bad about not eating the food we had. |
I think everybody was affected by it. |
I took that as even more important, especially with how the U.S. is often perceived. We did something that will leave a lasting impression, and that made me proud. |
It just felt very eerie, mystical, like it wasn't real. I was kind of intimidated, a lot of us didn't know what to do. |
On the way back from a hard work day, we'd be all sweaty and dirty and gross right next to each other, and nobody complained. |
Our 'chief,' who was Frank, had to talk, then the translator had to translate it for Chief Julio. It had to be proper. |
The road was insane. We crossed bodies of water -- rivers --12 times. |
We handed out gifts and care packages, and some of the students went swimming with the kids. |
Within that five years they want to build enough confidence with the them and us that eventually they can send a couple daring doctors to hike up to the people and do medical applications there. |