Well, my time in the States has already come to an end, and it turned out to be a wonderful two months. It was harder than I had expected, as I had to say hello and goodbye to family and many good friends in practically the same breath....never knowing quite what to say about Bolivia and scared to talk about it too much.
And now I find myself back in this land that continually amazes me. Coming down into the city this morning was surreal, as it fully dawned on me that this is my next year....in this place....with these people. I went immediately from the airplane to the school this morning, where I met new teachers and new students, while re-uniting with the old ones. I was pretty tired going into the day, but energy came in the form of seeing little Sarah run at me and a big hug, or the conversations that took place all day long. I had an assignment in my 8th classes where we had to share what we learned this summer and how we were going to apply it in our lives (which they knew was coming in some shape or form). I was instantaneously reminded by Jose Manuel how ridiculous junior highers can be when he shared that he learned that too many video games causes severe pain in the eyes and that in the future he will use eye drops. Directly after Berman reminded me how awesomely sincere junior highers can be as he shared about an experience over the summer where the Lord spoke to him and he felt the spirit of God fill him to the point where he couldn't help but to cry and laugh at the same time. As he talked to the class about what God had told him, tears flooded his eyes while he recalled the feeling of having a personal God in his life. Amazing...the depth of children.
All in all, it's good to back. Scary that I'll be here for a year, but very good. Thanks to all who made my summer so enjoyable.
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Good to know you made it safely back to the land of heights and chuletas. Can't believe its real. If you can judge a year by the first few days back, it sounds like its going to be a good one. All the best-- i'm looking forward to the weekly posts (por lo menos). po.
Hi Son! I was thinking about you and praying for you as you traveled this past weekend. I'm glad you got all the stuff back OK, yourself included!!
Jon,
Glad to hear you made it safely back to the land of chuños and Paceñas. Make sure to slam an El Inca for the three guys nowhere near 14,000 feet. And if you ever see Alicia in church or walking down the street make sure to tell her "Que pasa mi raza". Oh, and I decided to purchase a golf cart instead of a motorcycle. check it out. http://www.craigslist.org/sby/mcy/91722510.html
brent, if you purchase a golf cart instead of a motorcycle, we're no longer friends. i know, i'm shallow.
Jon- I'm actually not too far from you right now... in honduras (i mean i'm on a plane to bolivia...) and i found out from a columbian that they would not shoot a gringo passing through this time of year ;) whatever that means. keep in touch!
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