Feels like Family

One of the best things about being on an expedition with Village Book is the way they encourage you to build relationships, not just with the people you travel with but with the village! There was a little girl who was native to the village that I had the opportunity to be friends with. She was about 4 years old and fell playing with the other kids. I had a little first aid kit and took care of the little scrape on her nose. She wanted me to pick her up and for the next several days we were nearly inseparable! It seemed like every volunteer had the opportunity to really have a special relationship with someone from the village! During one of our visits to the villagers homes, I was with a family that was volunteering too and the mom of the family was speaking with the mom of the family we were visiting. There was a language barrier, but the two moms had a very special moment, tears of happiness spilled from their eyes. We all knew that building these relationships was a huge part of building this community!