Fantastic/Challenging Experience!

It's a lot of work, some days are really frustrating - but being able to spend time with the kids, get to know them, and be part of their lives is incredibly rewarding. I think the biggest challenge is the discipline of the kids. It took a while until I felt like I had a firm footing of the rules/expectations and to gain their respect enough for them to listen to me. So that was trying at times, but it also made me grow tremendously. It's also challenging being in a new culture/language because things are done differently than I was used to at home. So sometimes you just have to remember that you're the guest and must be patient. It was easy to want to blame the bad days on culture/Honduras/etc ... but the reality is that there are hard days no matter where you are (and at the Ranch the good days were always so wonderful!).