Our Humble Host

by Brandy Richardson

This is Juanita. Juanita works at the hostel that I stayed in during our group trip to La Serena. This precious woman cooked us breakfast, made our beds, and made sure we felt right at home at "El Arbol." I talked to her a little bit the night before we left La Serena and during breakfast, on our last day, she kept calling all of us "princesses" and "precious ones." The love that she freely gives to those that come in and out day by day at this hostel is so heart warming. When I asked her if she would take a picture with some of us, she immediately threw off her apron, fluffed her hair, and led us to the porch for a photo shoot. Even though I only spent a little time around Juanita, she showed us all what it means to be a humble and welcoming host.