Home.

I made it back home safe and sound last night at about 12:30.  Julie and Kira had planned to go home with the rest of the group from Minnesota, but they decided to extend their stay a few days so they could go to the quinceanera party on Tuesday (more about this later).  It was nice traveling home most of the way with friends- both Julies, Kira, and I flew to Houston together.  From there Julie and Kira headed back to Minnesota, and Julie R. got on an earlier flight to Chicago.  My flight was delayed an hour and a half, so I got to spend some more time getting to know the Houston airport.  My sister picked me up from the airport, and we stopped at Taco Bell for a snack on the way home.

I started missing El Salvador before I even got on the plane to leave, but I'm so glad to be home.

Here's what I missed while I was in El Salvador:

• my family
• my doggy
• drinking tap water
• eating whatever I want without worrying about getting sick
• cheddar cheese
• salad
• my bed
• clean clothes
• my computer
• my church
• watching my vegetable garden grow 

Here's what I'm going to miss about being in El Salvador:

• All the wonderful Salvadorans, especially the ones who have become almost like family
• Pupusas
• The mountains
• The crazy driving skills of the Salvadorans, especially Cesar
• The unpredictability of our daily adventures
• the music
• People who can find the joy and humor in just about everything

Now that I'm home, I'm going to work on catching up on blogging and I'll put up some pictures on my blog (I'll add some pictures to some old posts, so check back in a couple of days if you want to see pictures that go along with what I wrote).  I'm also going to get back to job searching.