Semillas de Amor: The arrival of Katy and Izumi

Update from Ryan at Semillas de Amor:

June 12, 2012

Two things never change at the foundation site-- the high temperature and the love enthusiastic love expressed by each child.  Lunch might be late, after-school tutoring might prove unsuccessful, or a game might not turn out as planned.  But with each visit it is not uncommon to hear, "Thank you so much," or, "When are you coming back?" 

Thanks to the heat, a walk to Nueva Colombia proves difficult while carting hot food to dish out for lunch.  Much to the chagrin of the driver of our "moto taxi" (a transportation mode that looks just like it sounds), each day the children line the street upon our arrival in an attempt to pile inside as we turn the corner and help to carry the food and dishes or hold our hands as we walk into the foundation.  At the end of each afternoon, many of the children will throw their arms around our legs or waists and exclaim, "I love you!"  It is a humbling experience to learn from children who, comparatively speaking, own nothing but who possess so much light to share with everybody they come into contact with.

As Katy and Izumi arrived this past week, all the children were excited to meet "las gringas."  Each time any female showed up on site with a hat and sunglasses she was quizzed as to whether or not she was one of the gringas.  When the real gringas finally did show up they were rewarded with fresh mangoes and various colored flowers that were strewn through their hair.  I´m not sure if the welcome resembled a Colombian welcome or just one from these children in this small town.  Whatever it was, it seems typical of children who have a lot of love to share.