Home Stretch

It's hard to believe, but this school year is over. I have been here now for nine and a half months and have less than 2 weeks to go before going home. I have worked hard, learned a lot, grown closer to God, and overall really enjoyed my experience here. Now that classes are over, this week I will be attending end of the year assemblies in all 5 schools. High school already had their grade 10 and Grade 12 graduations. This was the 12th class of Grade 10 grads, and there were 46 of them graduating this year. This was also the very first grad class for Grade 12, with a science diploma and a major in agriculture and forestry. There were 8 students in the graduating class. It was so great to see these students reaching their goals and achieving such an accomplishment.

Grade 10 students crossing the stage

Grade 12 graduates

This week I have ceremonies in the mornings and dinners in the evenings for the Grade 7's finishing elementary school. Aside from that I will be wrapping up odds and ends, doing some planning for the English program the following year, packing, saying goodbye, and enjoying being in Guatemala while I still can. Already it has been a mix of emotions. I am excited to be done and I'm looking forward to going home, but I will miss a lot of things here, including morning devotions, my students, the culture, speaking Spanish, and spending time with the many friends I have made here. I'm happy, sad, excited, and relieved to be done. It's going to be a good two weeks, despite the emotional rollercoaster that's already started. I'm on the home stretch.  

Saying goodbye to some of my high school students

Me and two of my high school students