The sun rose over the lush mountains of San Isidro the newly illuminated land was engulfed with animal sounds, waking the countryside for a new day. Multitudes of roosters echoed each other throughout the town. Their calls were matched by those of cows, donkeys, pigs, dogs, horses, birds, and a whole host of insects, producing sounds that all at once reminded the listener of a wild circus or zoo. And for this little town in …showed first 75 words of 1145 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1145 total…English, the hearts of the American group were touched in an indescribable way. Although the rest of the night was filled with singing and dancing and laughter, it was this moment that these students would remember forever. For at this moment the group knew why they had all worked so hard. By exchanging the gift of them- selves with the Hondurans, they had be- come part of a family that would stay with them forever.