3 years today
3 years ago today I got on a Plane and arrived in Peru to start my training as a Peace Corps volunteer.
I spent 3 months in training
2 years in the middle of nowhereland mountains
10 months in the metropolis of Lima
Somehow in-between that time I found my life passion, felt complete in my work, hated being here sometimes, but more often than not loved it.
I went to the states for 2 months while my dad went through cancer treatment. Worked the hardest I have ever worked in my life, learned much about family love, and now am a much stronger person for it.
I went to Brazil several times to see my family
Mostly, I have traveled around Peru, met many people, touched lives. Now I'm in Lima watching other volunteers come in and out, and re-living my experiences every day through their eyes.
Wow, I look at myself in the mirror and through it all I still feel like I am one of the luckiest people in the world to be able to have been given this opportunity and then to share it with others.