Kates Special Day

Today we took a bus to Pio Dolce, a village where Kate lived and helped build a school years ago. It was a very special visit... we found the house where she lived, and the mother of the family was there. Kate recognized her immediatly, and gave the woman photos of her family from years ago. Tme woman was very happy to see Kate! It was a really exciting encounter. After that, we walked up to the school, which is functioning very well. Kate says the village has changed. There used to be no paved roads or phone wires, and people were always walking their cows through the village. Many changes. It is wonderful that we found this place! The bus ride was an adventure in itself. Many Nicaraguan busses are aging school busses from the U.S. This one had stickers of Jesus and the Holy Family on the door; stickers of Spiderman, Snoopy, the main characters from CARS and many others were above the dashboard. People were crammed in so tightly that three shared a seat while others stood. The sound system blared loud hip hop, Cumbia, and other music the whole time. Intense though this sounds, it was fun. The ride back was less crowded and crazy. I hope everyone is well, it feels like rain in Granada.