Susan Foni: Day 3

I knew I'd regret planning this trip for only three days...

I awoke feeling rushed and in a stressed mood. I strangely always get this way on the final day of my visits. I wanted to make this day worthwhile and cherish my last time seeing Susan.

For breakfast I used left over tea that I had invented for a morning beverage that complimented our potato,bean, and ham meal. It then dawned on me how my creation would never touch my taste-buds again.

My bus would be coming in about two hours. Susan and I hiked up a nearby hill and pulled roots for  another type of tea Susan would prepare for tomorrow. I appreciated how hard Susan worked and how dedicated she was to her business. Even though her Kiva account was fully loaned, I contributed two-hundred dollars to improve her occupationI knew I'd regret planning this trip for only three days...

I awoke feeling rushed and in a stressed mood. I strangely always get this way on the final day of my visits. I wanted to make this day worthwhile and cherish my last time seeing Susan.

For breakfast I used left over tea that I had invented for a morning beverage that complimented our potato,bean, and ham meal. It then dawned on me how my creation would never touch my taste-buds again.

By bus would be coming in about two hours so I spent the most time I could fit in with Susan. We hiked a nearby hill and pulled roots for a another type of tea Susan would prepare for tomorrow. I appreciated how hard Susan worked and how dedicated she was to her business. Even though her Kiva account was fully loaned, I contributed two-hundred dollars to improve her occupation and relieve stress. She thanked me continuously and told me how lucky she was to have met me, "shukran shukran shukran!" I expressed the same gratitude towards her and we both embraced in a hug. In exchange for my leaving she presented me with a box wrapped in straw. Inside lay a supply of the flower I had my tea with! I was so thankful that I could share all that I learned with Susan with friends and family back home.

We said our last goodbyes and I expressed how much I'd connected with her and seen her as a second mother. I promised to keep in touch and departed with anticipation for the future...