Friends and Memories

A New Set of Eyes

As my friends left yesterday, I had the joy of a five hour bus ride and reflecting on our time here together the last ten days. What a treat it is to see this country again through three new pairs of eyes. With my six months spent here so far, I have come to feel more less “at home”, and rarely does something truly shock me anymore. However it was great to be able to see the shock and appreciation that Zak, Matt and Steve were able experience here. Not only did we do things that I am accustomed to doing often, but we ended up on a few new adventures for me as well. Here’s a little list of memories from the reflection:

Cold Presidente at the Airport as I greeted my guests
Meeting all the great Volunteers
Coors Light 6 pack ( You know this was the best moment of the last 6 months for me)
Learning Batchata in the Colmado
The First Chimi
The Second Chimi
The Embassy Pool
Salsa with the teacher who took it way too seriously
Dancin at the Rinconcito
Jumping off of 27 Waterfalls
Public Policy Debates
The longest day ever on Public Transportation
The Guy who lost his Cock on the Bus
The two old drunk guys who fought on the bus
Being stopped by the Military for being white
Rained in and happy about it
Casino
Being bought beer after beer by two tipsy lesbians
Making jewelry of one of the most rare stones in the entire world
Waking up with the sound of the beach
Waking up in Spanish in the middle of a Downpour
Crazy guys and Coconuts
The View
French Canadian Beauties
The party just seeming to follow us
The Last Chimi
Saying Cheers to it all

Incredible. I need to thank everyone again. Zak, Steve, Matt …you guys are some of the best friends I could ever have. If Hard drives and Hand Sanitizer didn’t exist…we’d still be friends. See you fellas soon.