They're Here: Bauorden Welcome Dinner!!!

Poor, Jessica. She's a real trooper. Some of the volunteers came via airplane and some by bus... No problem with those logistics. Those coming by train... That's another story. Jessica waited for all the train delays and spent a total of 11 hours in the station! Meanwhile, I was back in Kratovo coordinating the welcome dinner with the host families and the cafe, Talisman, at which we were holding the dinner.

One by one Jessica put the volunteers on the bus and I received them when they got to Kratovo. As they stepped off the bus, my countenance turned to pure sunshine. Although I was feeling under pressure, when I saw their faces I knew that the prior four months' work was actually coming into fruition. I then got a taxi and rushed the first group to their host families' houses and started setting up the cafe while I waited for the next group.