Send-off

Our dear friend, Eliser, is moving back to Tecate, Mexico (near Tijuana) next week, so we took him out for a delicious dinner at McMenamins last night. He has been such a wonderful, faithful friend these past years and we are selfishly sad that he won't be nearby--but we are also so very happy that he will be near his mother and see his family and childhood friends again. We have learned a lot about selfless giving from Eliser. In the four years he's been here, he has sent the majority of his income to his mother and toward the payment of a piece of land. And now he will go back to supervise the building of a house for his mom--something she has never had. Eliser's friendship has been a gift and will continue to be. Now we'll just have to visit him in Tecate.