I will be travelling back to Houston one week from this Thursday. It´s hard to qualify my emotions being so near the end of my journey. Time passes irreversably regardless of my desires, hesitations, and confusion. That I want nothing more than to be back in my home land sharing with y´all, my friends and family once again, do not doubt. But I´ve grown throughout what seems like an entirely diferent lifetime during my stay in South America. I have people here too that are friends and, essentially, family to me. I will leave them behind like I left my life behind in Texas last October, the only difference being that I knew I had a return date to see you beloveds again in the near future. This is a security I will lack next week as I fly out of Santiago de Chile one last time.
I feel completely certain that my time in Latin America is not over. I have every intention of returning some day hopefully sooner rather than later. Perhaps I´ve already learned what I am capable of learning for this round and it´s merely time for me to go home and practice what they preached to me here: the simbiosis of our growing global society. To be conscious. To not let this newfound awareness of nature, of culture, of humanity stagnate in my uncertainty these next few months.
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.
Victor Hugo, 1852
Ah, home in time for your birthday. I hope just because you're back in the US doesn't mean you'll stop posting about your adventures. I've really enjoyed your stories, pictures, and thoughts these past few months. If you find Texas stifling and need a little OBX, I've got an extra room!
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