day 133

Today was a day full of travel, stress, anxiety, and finally relief :)

We got into the Miami airport on time, but our flight from Miami to Honduras was delayed for an hour and a half. All I could do the whole flight was hope that someone would still be there waiting for us! Luckily SHH totally has their act together and of course they were there when we got in! It turns out there were other SHH people on my flight, and some others who had gotten in before us and were waiting to get bussed back to the hotel.

After we got our bags and were with the group, we got on one of SHH's huge yellow school busses. Little did I know that I would come to love these busses! The first song that came on the speakers was Waka Waka, and instantly all of my anxiety went away! I love that song :)

The picture is of our hotel room, which I was sooo happy to get to that night! It felt so good to finally get to the hotel and go to our room and have Katlyn there waiting for us. (I'm not gonna lie, I didn't actually take this picture on Saturday because my camera battery died...shh.)

oh, and in case you were wondering, here's some background info on SHH! (I just copied and pasted it from their website...check it out www.studentshelpinghonduras.org)

History of SHH

In 2005, an ordinary college student from the University of Mary Washington traveled to Honduras as a volunteer. Back on campus, he began raising money for the children he met in the local orphanages, schools and communities in Honduras. During the first penny drive, he raised a little over $20. Shortly after, his sister at the College of William & Mary joined the cause and began organizing small bake sales on her campus. But the efforts of two people just weren’t enough.

To increase their support, the siblings organized a group of 7 friends to travel down to Honduras with them the following summer. In 2007, the siblings created SHH and incorporated the organization as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since then, the organization has grown exponentially and has received coverage on CNN and Larry King Live.

SHH has now raised more than $1 million through bake sales, car washes and small donations to benefit partnering orphanages, schools and communities in Honduras. With nearly 100 universities and high schools now involved with SHH, the organization hopes to spread the cause to every campus in the US by 2020.SHH now provides exciting volunteer opportunities in Honduras to hundreds of students and adults each year and empowers them to raise funds and awareness to help the poor in Honduras raise themselves out of poverty.

Together, we can end extreme poverty in Honduras.