Through Jessi's Eyes

 We left as soon as we could on Wednesday.

Heidi the Librarian, Jessi the Spanish Teacher, and I

Went on a three day get-away to Charleston at the end of last week.

 

Jessi is from Ecuador.

It has become Heidi’s goal to introduce her to as much American culture as possible in the three years that she will be in America.

I get to go along as the ride’s chauffer 😊.

 

Charleston was step one away from home.

We crammed in three days of tours, shopping, food tastings, and visits to the Atlantic Ocean,

And Jessi was so very happy that she cried.

 

We were on a sunset/dolphin sailboat cruise.

The wind was blowing on our faces and rushing through our hair.

Dolphins were swimming in the distance.

 

The sun was clearly setting behind the horizon.

Jessi had never seen anything like it.

And I hadn’t stopped to appreciate anything like it in a long time.  

 

Seeing the world through a child’s eyes is a beautiful thing.

But seeing the world through an adult’s eyes that are experiencing things for the first time

Is an inspiring thing.

 

May we slow down and really see the dolphins and the sunsets.

May we taste our food and enjoy the aroma of what sustains us.

May we ask for help when we don’t understand what’s going on.

And may we treasure the people in our lives who open the world to us through stories and travel.

 

Amen.