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I had to get up at 4:30am & had no time to do my hair or make up (which I would've sweat off anyways), I had a terrible sunburn from the scorching heat, & unfortunately air conditioning was a luxury there BUT! I've never had so much fun in my life. I've never felt so at peace with myself & it was the first time I ever honestly thought to myself "this is what I'm suppose to be doing. This is what I was born to do.". Many of us felt that way & have been trying to plan a new trip back there. Many of us have even been studying Spanish so we will be able to talk fluently. But unfortunately those plans fell through time & time again between, us having jobs, school, lack of funds, & the drug cartel hitting all of the towns & villages we went to last time making it VERY unsafe to travel there right now. Dreaming of being a missionary is what I seem to always be doing these days. But I wont lie I feel stuck in a rut these days,
between being a full time nanny, trying to find a second job, trying to figure out where I'm going to move now that I'm eighteen & ready to venture out on my own, & where I'm suppose to go from here. Being eighteen & struck with the realization that I have no idea what to do from here & have no more time to think about it, its time to make decisions, is a numbing and scary feeling... 
they like to call them, located all over the World. You live in a house with other missionaries & you all work together toward one common goal, telling people about God, & helping people. When Rachel told me that she was thinking about going with our good friend Mich (who lives in Germany and is like a brother to us) I must admit, I did feel a bit jealous of the adventures she was going to be having. I've often thought about joining the peace corp. & even the military. I've always wanted to travel & to help people in need. Then all of the sudden she asked, "Do you want to go?". & all I could think was "more than anything in the World.".
{Steph, Me, and Rach}
{The church we had services at the first two nights}
{Us before we painted the first church}
{Me and Rach cutting corners}
{These adorable kids that lived in the town where we painted the church}
{Cody teaching a this kid how to play hacky sack}
{Rachel took this lovely photo over a wall that says "Mexico", I love it}
{Me and Axel, such an adorable kid!}
{This girl (who could barely speak English) told me I reminded her of Bella from "Twilight". It was SO sweet!}
{The second church we painted}
{Across from the church we painted, such a beautiful view}
{We were trying to open the coconut we found on the beach}
{Yum! By the way, I have paint on my hands.}
{Walking along the beach was so peaceful}
{Me painting}
{Cody with the pastors ADORABLE little puppy that we fed}
{Rachel likes to touch my butt! With paint on her hands. hehe. I think we got more paint on ourselves than the walls!}
{The water was so beautiful}
{This ladies house in the village where the church was}
{This lady was nice enough to invite us to her house and give us starfish she and family found}
{Cody looking wonderful}
{Peri: Wonderful translator/ second mom}
{Me and Cody takin a break. I jumped 13 feet into the water for this boy!}
{Us praying for the kids in the freshly painted church}
{me and the kids of the village}
{The food was the best!}
{We had some fabulous Mexican Popsicles on the beach. One last taste of Mexico}
{Me and Cody on the ride home. I was looking like a lobster!}
{The ride was full of a lot of laughs, a TON of sleep, and a little sadness. We had such a great week. No one wanted it to end}
What an amazing trip!
I cant wait to do it again!
In two hours I will be officially be on my way to you. 
