Tonight is my last night in Guate. So many sad sad goodbyes the last couple of days. I have a group of babies at school, and I was just noticing today (weirdly...for the first time) that a bunch of them have graduated into walkers from cribs and to baby food from bottles. I forget that 3 months is a long time in baby world. A lot happens in that time. We had a big goodbye ceremony I suppose you would call it...which means I had to stand in the middle of the play area whilst they all looked at me and the teachers presented me with a lamb stuffed animal. I'm not sure exactly what the significance of that is but, it was sweet nonetheless:) There's not really anything else to say about it, I just thought this blog needed some closure, so. I am looking forward to cars that yield for pedestrians, and hot water in the taps, and toilets that flush toilet paper (that's going to be a hard readjustment), and police officers that don't "chhh chhhh" you on the streets, and my wardrobe (I don't believe I will be wearing the clothes that I brought here ever again), and clean winter air, and real coffee. Which will most likely be imported from Guatemala, ironically.
Thank you everyone who followed my blog and sent me so much love, you are all wonderful and it meant so much to me. Even though most of you are family members and thereby obligated to anyway.
I feel like right now when you're on the phone and you're not really sure how to hang up so you just go through like 7 different variations of how to say bye with like, lots of "ok's" and long "wellllll's". And then it just gets awkward.
Adios Guatemala y gracias por todos. Siempre estaras en mi corazon.
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