The first story is about a 6 hour hike with 50 kids in el Parque Tyrona, during an extremely hot and humid day. Trevor was in my group of chaperones, and around 2 hours into the hike we realized that no one - including us - was prepared for what we were being asked to do. One of the students started to offer to carry other students’ bags, to lessen the burden of the hike, for 20,000 pesos (it was a good deal in retrospect). In about five minutes he had about five bags - more business than he could possible afford. During a stop, I spoke to Trevor and told him that I didn’t think the kids were going to make it to the end - and by the kids, I meant me. He simply said that any kid who needed help, he would carry their bag for them, and around half way through the trip, in the midst of the most arduous point of the hike, I saw Trevor carrying about 8-10 bags. He was even carrying the bag of the kid that was charging 20,000 pesos, except Trevor was doing it free of charge. No cliches - this is the capital “T” truth - Trevor was kind in a way we all want to be kind and he showed others love the way we would want to show others love. I will miss you dearly Trev.
The first story is about a 6 hour hike with 50 kids in el Parque Tyrona, during an extremely hot and humid day. Trevor was in my group of chaperones, and around 2 hours into the hike we realized that no one - including us - was prepared for what we were being asked to do. One of the students started to offer to carry other students’ bags, to lessen the burden of the hike, for 20,000 pesos (it was a good deal in retrospect). In about five minutes he had about five bags - more business than he could possible afford. During a stop, I spoke to Trevor and told him that I didn’t think the kids were going to make it to the end - and by the kids, I meant me. He simply said that any kid who needed help, he would carry their bag for them, and around half way through the trip, in the midst of the most arduous point of the hike, I saw Trevor carrying about 8-10 bags. He was even carrying the bag of the kid that was charging 20,000 pesos, except Trevor was doing it free of charge. No cliches - this is the capital “T” truth - Trevor was kind in a way we all want to be kind and he showed others love the way we would want to show others love. I will miss you dearly Trev.