Farewell Ariel = Ecuador needs you

April 2010

Ariel had been planning her volunteer opportunity to Ecuador for months and the day finally came to go! She drove home from BYU-I after the winter semester, spent a day unpacking her stuff and then another two days packing up stuff for Ecuador, the girls said their quick "good byes" and then she was off!

She spent approximately 3 months in Ecuador working with the volunteer organization OSSO (orphanage support services organization). She loves kids and really wanted an experience that could take her to South America, so, these two desires meshed well with this opportunity.

She left us feeling sad we couldn't spend more time with her, proud she is doing such a selfless act of serving the kids, and a little worried (Ecuador is a third world country after all and she will be living right in the city or Quito!). I drove with her to Utah to meet the girls she would be traveling with and get her to the airport. So with mixed emotions, I sent  her on her way.

No one ever said it would be easy being a mom, and it certainly doesn't get easier as they get older - only more complex.

We love our Ariel.