(Written 30, May 2011).
Well, here I am finally back in Guatemala with my Guatemalan family after 4 years. I can not believe how much we all have grown up and are picking up from where we left off. However, now we are all talking in Spanish, and I feel a deeper connection with the people I love, and love having that connection and love at the end of my South American adventure. I even had the once in a Lifetime opportunity to celebrate my 21st birthday with this family and my friends. It was pretty low key, but everyone being with me today made it one of the best birthdays. We went out to breakfast and lunch at Taco Bell then went go carting and back to the pool house toe at dinner and cake with coffee. Then we sat in the hammocks and talked then I skyped with my family. Not the drunken 21 run that most people have, but it was really nice. I also cannot believe how nice it is to have a hot shower and just relax. Not having to work or volunteer but just enjoy my last 10 days south of Washington. We are going to Rio Dulce on Thursday until Sunday then I leave Monday to re-join my past life. I have a direct flight from Guatemala to LAX, so that should be nice. Hoping culture shock won’t be too extreme, but I do really miss Argentina. It’s alright, I’ll be back but right now, I’m excited to work and see my family and close friends again, and just be me where I am in life and finish what I started.
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