Our second day in Mexico we went to the beach with a girls from a home called El Faro [translation: lighthouse]. El Faro is a house for girls who have been rescued from abusive homes. We took them to the beach to give them a little break from their everyday lives. My favorite question to ask the girls was what they did in their spare time.
They all had passions, I want to share a couple with you.
Mimi: Languages
Mimi loves languages. She is also extremely outgoing. She brought her composition book with her everywhere to teach us Spanish and to learn English. She would constantly write down our words in English. I know enough Spanish to carry on a conversation but she was the only person to correct me on my grammar and pronunciation the whole trip and she must have corrected me every two seconds. She loves to learn and teach languages. Its her passion.
Jasmine: Writing
Jasmime loves to write. We sat next to each other on the way to the beach so she was one of the first girls I really got to talk to. She was shy and seemed a little skeptical of me, like she was wondering who I was and what I was doing there. She told me she liked to write, I smiled and told her writing was a love of mine too. A wall came down then. She smiled and told me that she writes short stories about everything. For the first time she looked comfortable. It appears that writing is where is finds her peace. Its her passion.Haide: Bracelets
Haide loves making bracelets. She is one the sweetest girls I have ever meet. When I first saw her she was a couple feet away from the crowd, keeping a safe distance. She looked happy as she watched everyone meet each other and joke around. When I introduced myself to her the biggest smile appeared on her face. We talked and she told me she loved to make bracelets. She was quick to hold our her wrist to display them. She was eager to show them off. They are her passion.
Everyone has a passion.
Don't be afraid of yours. Embrace it.
