60 second update.

I'm finally in Pogradec.
These kids stole my heart the moment I looked into their eyes.

There is
so
much
hope.

first time off the continent.

We're leaving tomorrow. Can't believe it.

:)

Our flights are pretty crazy. Amsterdam, Kiev, Budapest, then finally Albania's capital, Tirana, where we're staying for the night. Then we're heading to our final destination: Pogradec.

I don't know how often I'll be able to use the internet, but I'll try to update when I can.

But our DTS blog will be updated weekly by me and another team member.

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On and on you will hike,
And I know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.

You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never foget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
You're off the Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!

Oh, the places you'll go!

Dr. Seuss

relate.

If there's one thing that I will get out of this DTS, it's the relationships. Until now, I have never realized the true importance of relating with people on a a deep, vulnerable level. It's awkward, and sometimes painful, but we can't go through life without being real with other people.

Thank God for honesty.
And honest thoughts said with love.

THREE DAYS
until outreach.

It's taking us about four days to get to our final destination. But hey.

The miserable have no other medicine
But only
h o p e .
W.Shakespeare