old friends

Two years ago, I led a tour that was a combined volunteer and travel program. With this group we did various days of community service in La Carpio, with the Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation. Today my group did a service project in this same community, and I saw again a boy that I first met two year ago.

His name is Junior, and he still remembered me from two years ago. He greeted me with a hug and continued to hug me and hold my hand during the rest of our time there. Coming into a community like this one, it is very encouraging to see a little boy thriving and growing and still so full of energy and enthusiasm for life. 

Even better...is to have him greet me like an old friend. 

PURA VIDA