Crazy Talk

I think Peace Corps has officially made me insane. Two years of living in a place where you don’t speak the language, know neither the culture nor the people, and are doing things you have never thought you would do in your lifetime. It’s an adventure, that’s for sure. 

I’ve come to the point in my service where I’ve done as much as I can, experienced all I can, and now is time to wrap things up. I have four months left and am left more confused about things than when I came.

First of all, what have I accomplished in my two years of Peace Corps service?  And could I have done more? Will I be remembered? Or was it all worth it?

And now all those things that have annoyed me in the past 2 years, such as the questions “Te enseñas?” (Have you taught yourself?), “Has engordado?” (You’ve gotten fatter?), “Vas a llover” (It’s going to rain)…I’m strangely going to miss it all. 

This has been a roller coaster of a ride and I’m on the last descent, and now I’m wishing that instead of the time going fast, that it slowed down just a bit longer so that I could take everything in.  But of course, that is not possible, so instead I’m just taking a little bit longer walking in the campo, passing that warm bottle of beer, or watching the sunsets on the pampa. 

The only question now is which roller coaster will I jump on to next?