Bonus Days in Cabo

My extra days in Cabo were wonderful, much appreciated down time to reflect back on the amazing, humbling, life-changing week. My little hacienda-ish hotel, the Cabo Inn, was cheap and nice (minus the cockroach roomie in my first moments there). I wandered the streets of cabo for hours both fri/sat, meeting people, people watching, contemplating, eating (i can never get sick of mexican food), reflecting, fantasizing about moving there, etc. Saturday I got to scuba dive right off pelican rock and the finger rock ... i saw a huge Manta Ray!!! gorgeous! The highlight of my weekend was going to the cabo english church sunday to see all the new friends I've made and spending the day at the beach w/ a couple local families (the kids were our translators during the week).


Jessica & I on the beach - we spent the afternoon there with her family swimming, eating, waverunning, and being dragged around behind the waverunner on one of those banana type things that beat the heck out of my body!


5:30 am sunrise sunday morning - can you believe i made it up in time to catch this! Magical!

My last hoorah was sunday night, getting my permanent souvenir... 2 tattoos on my feet of the words i want to live by "gracias & amor" - thankfulness & love. I didn't want to leave this experience in mexico, now every step i take i can be reminded. Also, coincidentally, i got them on the "arches" of my feet.... it just so happens cabo is known for their arch - ha ha.

Bruno my tattoo artist.

Kids Games - Cabo San Lucas - Where Smiles Come from :)

I headed to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from July 26th to August 4 to work with KidsGames. KidsGames is a world-wide movement connecting children and the communities in which they live. This was an amazing opportunity to spend a week working with about 150 underprivileged children from ages 5-14. We did Sports, Relays, Games, Bible Teachings... all integrated with FUN!!!

I saw this as an opportunity to show Love, Compassion, Fun, & Support to the kids in this world. The children here are precious. i have gotten and given more kisses & hugs this week than i have all year long. i know they loved every minute and felt loved/special/appreciated by all of us. wow. one of the themes this week was expressing to them that "they are special, important, unique, they have a place and there is no one else like them" - in fact the song we sang is still repeating over and over in my head!! i can only hope we've left them with this impression in their minds and hearts. we didn't want to say goodbye to them, and they didn't want to say goodbye to us.

Site of the Kids Games day camp: El Centro de Fe - Church in the outskirts of Cabo that reaches out to the community.

Casandra, Michelle, Ximena - My favorite Chicas!! Look at those smiles!!!

Classroom time - not easy to keep the attention of 60-70 5-7 yr olds!!

Pass the sponge relay - a group favorite! However, the water never made it back to the bucket and always on the heads of the kids! What can you expect when its 90 degrees!?!!? too funny!

Keeping the kiddies in the correct age group was always a task.... hence the green bracelets. "All green bracelets raise your hand!!!"

I was surrounded at all times by these lovely ladies - we couldn't get enough of each other! Muchos Besos y Abrazos!

The Harvest Group at the end of a Long Rewarding week!

Cabo is know for it's famous Arch formation - a gorgeous setting for an amazing week.


I love it here - words can't express the past week i've had! i swear i'm part latina - at least in my heart ;) my spanish has come back somewhat which has been fun - but also reminds me of how much i have to learn! i am so blessed! after seeing what these kids have (next to nothing, dirt floors in shack-like homes, poor, etc.) and the joy, happiness & pride they still have on their faces/in their hearts - i am reminded to be thankful for what i have, be generous, and love without limits. i have gotten more from them than i could possibly give back.