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Standing in the hot sun at the Miami airport, meeting "the guy who ALWAYS wears the yellow beanie", mistaking Will for Andrew, everyone making me smile on one of the worst days of my life, Lauren's first impression of me, conga lines, Lauren and I standing on chairs in the last row of the FUAGNEM room, random chicken squawks, the card and safety pin chain, Rachel talking to her parents on the phone...for 3 hours, the fire drill, modeling the "proper modest attire", "there's just some cheeks where the sun aint supposed to shine!" missions past the TeamKor rooms (aka Mission: tuck and roll!), donating food to those poor starving souls (Will Skate For Food), "If you know Taco! And Burrito! And Pepe!...", pulling an all-nighter before our 4am flight, Lauren's suitcase getting searched..., having EVERY jar of peanut butter set off the x-ray machine, attempted slow-mo waves on the airplane, pretending to be on a rollercoaster during take offs and landings, Ryan hitting on the chaperone lady, side hugs, jelly and rolls--every morning, moving dirt, moving more dirt, learning slang from the Ecuadorians, "Chicas fuertisimas!" total submission, WHATEVER, Jebba's songs, moving rocks (rock 'n roll!), Christian Steroids, laughing hysterically during The Rookie from Joshua's faces/immitations, the trip to the skatepark, David cutting his hand open, going up the the 7th floor, writing my testimony in the hallway at 4am, watching the sunrise over Quito, my roomies trying to teach me how to snort, knocking down cement walls, leading people to Christ, playing with the kids, sharpie marker and electrical tape stickers, sitting in the elevator, the pool table where the balls fell out of the pockets, "Shotgun Shower!!!" the table--praying for 2 1/2 hours straight, negotiating at the market, alpacas, watching skating movies, being a tree/greedy mime/half of the cross, late night talks with the 257 bums, boy troubles, "Rachel pants", Laney laughing hysterically while reading her journal, Andrew's swim cap talent, Lauren's attempted swim cap talent, "I don't think Tri and Crawford like us...", Tri Baby!, locking Lauren in the bathroom with rope, "Stop Bed Wetting", playing basketball in the park, Eric...little boy I helped lead to Christ...awwww he kissed me, Ryan's massages, Ryan's scalp massages, "the look", the community peanut butter jar, butt smacking, "I'm tiiiired I'm huuuuungry...", sharpie marker tattoos, dreads, kareoke, losing the room key...5 times, Chewy granola bars, Rachel's socks hanging in the bathroom, almost hanging myself on the clothesline, Lauren throwing the garbage can (ewwwww), the "illegal" pants, missions by the TeamKor rooms...again, listening to TV show theme songs, Love Spell spray, Rachel narrating everything she did, Laney singing in the shower, Behemoth toes, threatening to put Lauren on the balcony, "Tuna...you remind me of Tuna...So your new name is TUNA!" Lauren refusing to open the window despite the fact that our room was extremely hot, Lauren almost falling out the window (hence the reason she wouldn't open it), record-long tuck-ins, Getting yelled at by Ryan Dobson 3 times within 10 minutes, "de casa conmigo!", making old people feel young again, clearing a cornfield, freestyling to draw a crowd, going the wrong way down 1-way streets, Gaye hugs, Laney and Darren witnessing to a drunk guy, Javier, "Blame Canada!", standing on the Equator, guinea pig...still with hair on it, Joe Camel, Supermaxi, ketchup is SALSA DE TOMATE, "Quieres carne?!", Ryan liking girls who burp, the shoelace, realizing the Pilsener is indeed a beer brand, random grunts, decorating Tamara's door, "Yo! My name is Joe and I work at a button factory!", the Pond's cream fight, parties in the hallway, breaking curfew, the lecture from Jebba and Evan, catacombs, Evan's walk, "I was uhhhh looking for the uhhh elevator...OH! *suprised look* There it is!", Andrew on drugs, sleeping on the lobby couch, Darren on sleeping pills, the guy at Papa John's who likes to prey on harmless tourists like me, getting searched, Darren spilling my drink all over me, checking into Miami at 1am, swimming at 2am, wandering around the hotel, falling asleep by the pool...the LIT leader waking us up and lecturing Lauren, the couch in the lobby...again, falling into Matthew's arms, the reality that the best two weeks of my life was over sinking in.