So close, and yet so far

Swamp corps Brazilian mission has come to an end. Although all of us are sad to leave, our mission was a success. The kids had a great time and had a "family like bond" with each other. Even thuogh I couldn't speak their language, I could cumunicate with my fellow campers with hand signals and basic acting skills. I was the oldest kid in boys 4 (every one else being 14) but that was not a problem because all if us had a blast and bonded like brothers. Although I could not speak their language, I could see their hearts and that's all that really counted. All of them kept trying to talk to me, knowing that they couldn't. They were willing to somehow overcome the language barrier in order to have a basic conversation. If all else failed we grabbed the nearest translator. However, now camp is over and we said our goodbye's....or at least until next time.
So here we all are, back in the States, sitting in the Miami airport. We'll get some sleep, drink some coffee, have commumion, wait for our plane, and should bust out if here at about 11:30. So close to home yet so far!
-Austin Hunter