Good things that happened in the past two days:
1)
Once she heard that I was moving to Peru for two
years, the woman sitting next to me on the plane from Houston to Lima offered
me her phone number and told me to call her if I ever needed anything.
2)
I’ve learned new words, like:
a.
Chicha morada—a juice made out of purple corn
b.
Betarraga—beet
c.
Vuelto—change (money)
d.
Provecho—the Peruvian phrase said to someone
before they begin eating. A Peruvian Bon
Appetit, if you will.
3)
The shower I took at the retreat we stayed at
for the past two nights was perfect. Not
too cold, not too hot, and maintained by the first twist of the shower knob.
4)
Ashley, another Health Volunteer, led Erika,
Rebby, and me in yoga under the Peruvian moon.
Instead of dwelling and worrying ourselves sick about tomorrow (when we
meet our host families), we concentrated on our own energy, on the gratitude we
have for being in such a beautiful country, and on our own strength and excitement
for what is to come.
5)
The Health staff introduced themselves to us
with their names and talents. Such
talents included baking Peruvian desserts, with samples to try, and dancing—traditional
Peruvian dancing, Peruvian salsa dancing, and dancing to the canciones de
Cajamarca. Sounds like I will be dancing.
6)
I am here.
Safe, sound, and mindful.
"I exist as I am, that is enough
If no other in the world be aware I sit content
And if each and all be aware I sit content."
--From "Song of Myself," by Walt Whitman
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