As some of you may or may not have noticed, I took a four month hiatus from writing. It was not intended, but I was not surprised when I found that while all of the emotions, parties, despedidas, and project endings were going on, I did not feel like writing. I did not think I could adequately describe my everyday happenings nor could I ever find time to write something that was not Peace Corps or goodbye letter-related.
And to be honest, even now, I don't know if I'll ever be able to really paint you all a picture of those last two months abroad. Throughout these last two years (and some), I've liked to focus my entries on specific moments and events; it makes it easier for me to organize my thoughts without getting overwhelmed. But what I am struggling with now is trying to decide what to write about- what days I should pick and what memories deserve to be highlighted. My last two months in site (and even the month I spent traveling after) were such an emotional roller coaster that I don't think I can give literary justice to my host family and friends down in Peru.
I have never felt so important and loved in my life by such a huge group. The last day I spent in site was downright awful- I had to take a night bus and therefore had to spend my whole day counting down the minutes until I rolled my suitcases and backpacks to a car to the bus station and said goodbye to the four people that were my family and support for two years.
Even now, I am finding this very hard to write because it dregs up so many emotional memories, but I think it's important that I finish my blog. I want to tell you all about my journey from start to finish- I don't want to stop writing just as the ending became near! You can therefore count on an occasional blog popping up here and there with me detailing about my last hoorahs as a sex ed teacher and town librarian, my goodbye week in site, visiting extended host family in the fish capital of Peru and the month I spent traveling afterwards.
So if any of you still bother to check this page, fear not! There will be updates, I'm just taking my time with them.
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