Six years ago, on a chilly fall evening in Washington DC, I entered my first graduate seminar.
And met this amazing woman who had just arrived in the U.S.
Was it really only 6 years ago? It feels like a lifetime...
She cried during her introduction. She made me cry. I knew we would be good friends.
Ana has been my role model for parenting. She celebrates her children every day. She teaches and loves and cheers them on. I can already see the strong and brave men they will be - because of her.
As Americans, we find that we have few friends we would be comfortable descending on for a full week - taking over their basement, demanding to be fed and wined, and letting loose our toddler throughout their beautiful home. It's a good thing we know some Colombians!! :)
Holding Hands (notice who is happy in this photo and who is skeptical...)
She must have known this was coming next! Pablo is our little latin lover.
It's so hard to say goodbye.
And just a gratuitously cute photo of Ari and her "purse."
~A
And again, I am crying!! Its very easy having you over a full week: you are family to us. Nuestra casa es tu casa. Henry, Pablo, Camilo and I really miss you all.
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