The answer to this question is difficult for me to articulate in words, in large part because I myself don\'t yet know the answer. The truth is, I\'m here because I feel called . I\'m here because what began as a tiny far-fetched idea (to leave my family and all that was familiar and come live with kids in a far-way culture and foreign language) grew steadily stronger and more persistent until the idea was impossible to ignore. I read a quote once that stated, \

Ever since I saw the Farm of the Child promotional video after mass one evening at the University of Notre Dame during my freshman year, I turned to a best friend at the time and we both decided that we were going. Little did I know that just five years later I would really be saying “yes” to this beautiful mission. After working one year after graduation at a pregnancy resource center, there was still a place in my heart that was yearning for more. I thought I had fully discerned the Farm of the Child just the year before, but through the experiences of others I realized that God was still tugging on my heart. Several aspects about the Farm of the Child drew me to this mission: the centrality of the Catholic faith, intentional communal living, and the vibrant Latino and Spanish speaking culture.