Here Comes The Rain

Quetzaltenango seems so much like Syracuse except normally a lot warmer. The weather just cannot make up its mind. One second its pouring and lightning out and the next its sunny and windy. The mountains are almost always shrouded in midst and cloud which reminds me of waking up and looking over the valley at home. I actually miss home quite a bit. Not so much for the actual physicality of home but rather the people. This is something I knew would come. It is always hard to leave friends and family behind to do something like this but in the end its worth it.

Still though as I go to sleep thoughts of someone tend to fill my head as I grip my pillow and snuggle under the thick wool blankets. Joe and Steve are great roomates though and help to keep me from feeling lonely. My friends here have been so fun to hang with and if not for them this would be a much different trip. As I write my friends Amanda, Jessie, Nancy, and Shirly are playing spoons with hairbrushes and its freaking hilarious. They keep accidentally hitting each other or knocking the others off the bed while also commenting on the hot cowboys that fill the nearby TV screen. I can't wait to share the adventures with my friend and family at home. The professors have been so generous and just amazing to be around. I have learned so much in such a short time.

Its fun and hard to look on facebook seeing all the comments and messages people are sending one another and me. I love the fact that i can keep in touch but at the same time witnessing the lives of my friends and family from a distance is weird and makes me wish i was there. Traveling is such a great thing but its not easy. One has to be strong, be open, be flexible, and have a level head and strong heart. Its not something for everyone but something I wish everyone could do. It really builds connections between people of different cultures causing all involved to realize just how similar we all are. We are all humans and though we might have different styles of living in the world there are some universal circumstances and experiences we share as human beings. We all need food and water, we all need love, we all have dreams and desires, we all share a special bond with friends and family, we are all capable of great things even in the smallest of ways.

I hope I come back from this trip with a better understanding of the world, a new found wisdom, and bigger heart, and more love than ever for those who have so patiently been waiting to see me at home. Keep waiting and know I carry your love with me. Miss you and see you soon a better person.