24 months later

I remember it so well, preparing to leave... all of it still fresh : Cabins, laughter, tears, hugs, dancing, gatherings, food, packing, meltdowns, family,  cheese, all nighters with my bestie, friends,  cards, letters, goodbyes, farewells...a plane, then hello's. Now it is time for a plane and farewells again.

As I come up on 2 months remaining in this journey I find myself in a similar yet very different place. Really hard to put into words.  Sometimes I still wake up and  ask myself "Is this  my real life right now??" or I reach the top of a hill and stand in awe at the view ahead that I have seen 100 times yet still takes my breath away. I often think of how blessed I am to have experienced such beauty as a part of my daily life.

grateful, yet not attached. I know there is more for me to see, do and be.

So I seek to soak in all that this unique island and this wild experience has left to share with me.


The post I made 4 days before leaving:   4 days til departure - 2011





 

 

Outing when I first arrived 2011/ Botanical Gardens 2012