Jul 28, 2008 14:06
July 28
This song fits my mood.
I'm going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen
I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You'll get up and do it again
Amen
Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there
Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight
I'm going to find myself a guy
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams
And then we'll put out dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again
I'm going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Thought true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender
This is my last entry on my experience from Ecuador. It's amazing really. When I first got there seven months seemed like such a long time. I didn't know how I was going to make it. At first I was so sick, lonely and homesick. Over time things got easier and I started to adjust.
When I first started teaching I was so scared, nervous and overwelmed. Over time and thanks to many wonderful colleagues I gradually grew more and more comfortable. I grew to love teaching and embracing the challenges it presented.
Socially I grew and met so many wonderful friends I hope I will have from now on. I grew to love Ecuador and its wonderfully diverse people. I learned a lot about myself. I learned that I am so much stronger then I thought I was. I remembered someone asked me how I was going to handle some of the issues I would face overseas. I remember I responded, "I want to know how I am when I'm scared, lonely, sick, depressed, sad or frustrated and I don't have my friends and family just a phone call away."
I learned I can make it on my own. I got more confidence in speaking Spanish.
I'm sad to leave Ecuador where I have friends and roots but I am filled with gratitude for this wonderful experience.