Update from Amanda Mauck, communication specailist:

This afternoon, I hugged goodbye to our amazing team of interpreters. Stevenson, Natacha, Shelove, Fritz and Herve were with us everyday, translating for us.

Without them, we would have been paralyzed by the language barrier, and we are all so grateful for their help. I can’t express how each of them has touched my life, and I wish the best for each of them. They all had these amazingly resilient personalities that pushed us all to dig deep and work harder. If these kids can move on from the tragedies of Jan. 12 and help us, we can do our best to help their countrymen.

To all of them, because I know they will read this: I will take my memories of each of you with me forever. You are amazing people with so much life, and I am forever blessed by knowing you.