Good People, Good Times

Time. It really is so crazy when you are so far from home, and from daily realities. A week ago I was quite miserable, and now, seven short days later, I am having such a great time. I guess it´s a testament to how quickly you can change your circumstances with a change in mindset.

Being here is teaching me again a lesson that I already know, of course, but it seems so easy to continously forget things and just be reminded again and again. People, people, people are what it´s all about. I had such a fun week here in Oaxaca, starting with my trip to the mountains. A couple of days ago, I met some just awesome people, my favorites so far, and have had the best time with them. Eric is on his way back to North Carolina overland after two years in the peace corps in El Salvador, Louise is here from London for a month by herself, and Jorge is this hilarious, quite offensive guy from Argentina. Not that you know these people, but I suppose the point being that being with the three of them for a couple of days reminded me how much I love traveling.

It´s such a gift to be able to meet people and then spend time with them, doing nothing but enjoying each other´s company and learning about them. Meeting people from all over the world gives me such a different perspective, and it´s so inspiring to meet people who are all doing such different things in the world, and hearing about how they make their choices, and then how they make their choices realities.

As we each discuss our lives, I´m also reminded again of how blessed I am at home. Of course we talk about our towns and what we do, but as I tell people about my friends and loved ones, and relate stories of the people that make my life what it is, I get, over and over, how awesome you all really are. While my trip gets better and better, and I let go more into being here and being present with my experience now, I also get to live my home through my interactions with others. Part of me has been really afraid, for various reasons, of letting go of home while I´m here. But I get to live it constantly, and keep my conversation for awesome relationships and good times alive every single day.