HOME SAFE AND SOUND

After a very long bus ride we arrived home at 10:30 last night.  It was great to get home and see our families.  It was one of the longest rides we've had.  There was a ton of traffic when we got into northern Kentucky and Ohio.
We saw our first brown bear when we were coming through Cherokee National Park. Thanks to the quick reaction of our bus driver we didn't hit him when he popped up out of the ravine and ran across the road.  It was pretty cool to see.
We had a fantastic week of working together to accomplish some pretty amazing things.  We all got to know each other better.  New friendships were made and old ones were strengthened.  Although we are all tired and sore we are proud of what we accomplished together.  We learned a lot about ourselves and each other.  We grew in our relationship with God.  We want to extend a very special thank you to the chaperones who traveled with us.  Without them we could never have made this trip and accomplished what we did! Thank you Ms. Bobby, Ms Cathy, Mr. Rybski, Mr. Fatura, Mr. C. and Mr. Z.  You guys are the best and we love all of you!