In case you were wondering what is next in our crazy lives...
July 28-August 5 : Yellowstone National Park, Adams family reunion style
August 7 : Fly to Guatemala City, meet Todd
August 8 : Take a long bus ride to San Ildefonso Ixahuacan, Huehuetenango Guatemala
August 9-19 : "Tomalo despaco" (take it slow) at Todd's home in Guatemala
August 20 : Back to Guatemala City
August 21: Bus to San Salvador, then Suchitoto
Todd Bauer is the Latin America Coordinator for Brethren Volunteer Service. He was a volunteer at one time, then ended up marrying a woman from Guatemala. In our correspondence he has taught me about patience and "Latino time". Things happen when they happen, people may not get back to you for a while, and that's okay.
This kind of patience will take some practice.
In some ways I wish I could just skip Guatemala and get there! We left Minnesota on June 10. It has been a long transition with a lot of goodbyes.
It's strange how these goodbyes feel different. El Salvador isn't really that much further away from North Carolina than Minnesota is. We have had a lot of time apart from our families. Yet, going to a different country and culture feels like it will be much further.
2 years will go by in a flash, we will be back before we know it. Still, I am teary as I say goodbye. I am lucky to have so many people to be teary about.
We're almost...almost there!
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