Our trip was extremely succesful! It was capped off by our trip to La Vega, where we delievered backpacks to a small school. It took roughly 45 minutes from the town center to get to Escuela San Jose and it was a very swirvy and bumpy ride. The kids all flocked us as we were pulling in with smiles bigger than the mountains they were surrounded by. After the introduction, they began calling us "Los Ninos de Estados Unidos" which means "The Kids of United States". It was quite shocking at first...no air conditioning, no water, one teacher for kids ranging from 5-15, and few basics supplies. After playing with the kids, Alejandra sat them down and explained to them why we were there. They were instantly excited but she told them they should draw or write a thank you letter to show their appreciation. Reading those letters was very humbling and rewarding. One girl, Talia, wrote an entire page and basically said when she grows up and becomes a famous actress, she will go on T.V. and thank Give Back a Pack. After they finished the letters, they lined up in a single file and began choosing their backpacks. They would give Renzo their letter, shake his hand, run to the backpacks, select one and run back to their chair to play with it and the supplies inside. It was great! The trip was amazing because we were able to see first hand the real need the schools had but also experienced the gratefullness the kids had. We are very excited to collect as many backpacks as possible for our next trip in the fall. Please check the website this week to see the cute thank you letters from the kids. GBP