Wrapping Up

On the plane ride home, the students filled out evaluation forms about their experience. Some of their comments speak to the benefits of this kind of experience:

• "Seeing how the people in the comarca lived made me think about how fortunate I am."
• "This trip gave me a more accurate world view as opposed to a first world view."
• "This trip has completely opened my eyes to another culture and the immense problem that is malnutrition."
• "I learned how to speak and hear Spanish 100x better, and [this trip] will help my education because I will do better in Spanish now."
• "I've learned more Spanish and how to change a diaper."
• "I had some eye-opening experiences at Nutre Hogar. It changed my view of the world...I also broadened my knowledge of other cultures."
• "Nutre Hogar is why I went on this trip and it was revolutionary."
• "I learned more about myself and my capabilities. This trip has improved my education vastly as I have improved my speaking and understanding of Spanish in a way school could never do."