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June 18, 2024 - 2024 OperationAjeya, All Posts
So today is June 18. 4 days till we are home and I’m not ready for it. Yesterday was the day of gratitude. We went up to a temple in the mountains to meditate, tell what we’re grateful for, and read letters from our family’s. That day was a day full of crying whether it’s from happiness or crying I won’t know. But if yesterday was full of crying then today was a flood of crying. The whole start of the day was just going around all the schools and saying goodbye… forever. My school was the last to be visited and I had started crying even before that just by watching the other people say goodbye to their kids. I loved the car rides even through all the broiling heat we got sometimes. We jammed out in our car, I got to hear all kinds of music I had never heard before. My village team would pick out the music they listen to, I enjoyed that vibe fully. On the way to the last school, my school, I tried very hard not to start crying with the comfort of the back seat gang. Gunu had joined us in the back that day. I calmed down and didn’t cry… until I entered the gates of my school. I saw three of the boys from the second grade gang of boys. They ran over to me so happily. I couldn’t help but hug them and started crying. We continued on with the activities and I was good until we sang the song “better place” where I looked over and saw one of my village team members crying which than made me start thinking again and I started crying again unable to really stop. With whatever mingling and dancing and singing we did next I was crying the whole time. I couldn’t not. My kids were crying as well. There was so much love and connection. I felt all the love. It was so much. I could see how much everyone loved everyone. My group stayed the longest they could with our kids. It took forever to say goodbye. It was hard to stop crying. When we got back to the hotel. We chilled with our translators. Mine, Gunnu until it was time to say goodbye. Too much crying. Just so much crying. I love Gunu and Anu. They are amazing people and have become some good good friends of mine. Sadly after eating dinner together, dancing together, running in the giant rain storm together. They had to leave. Toooooo much crying. Ahhhhh.
Cori, Such precious pictures! Glad for all the crying- it means you really invested yourself in this experience. Thank you so much for sharing your feelings 🙂
Thank you for sharing so deeply what you have felt. Goodbyes like this are tough, especially with the connections that were made. Thanks for being real with us!
Cory! Thank you for sharing all the feels! Don’t despair- These relationships will be with you always, and you may meet again! Olivia’s brother has gone back again, and is planning another trip back soon. You never know what will come from this life changing adventure, but the knowledge that you love so freely and deeply is a valuable treasure, just as are the friendships you have made. Enjoy the rest of your trip, sweet lady.