71 days!
24.09.2011
13 °C
This is coming to an end! 71 days left. Most of people would say it's still such a long time, but after 6 full months, it's basically nothing for me.
Next week, I'm going to start interviewing more women in the communities for a basic evaluation of the program, like I did in Comitancillo. I'm collecting some information that could eventually be useful to improve a few things in the program. I should have started way before but I wasn't convinced my results were really useful. Apparently they are, so I'm going to do more! I won't have time to do a lot, though, because I am leaving... for Honduras! Next Thursday I am driving to Guatemala city with my supervisor, where there's a meeting at the Canadian Embassy. Then I'm taking a bus to Copan, Honduras, where I will visit beautiful Mayan ruins. Then, another bus to La Ceiba. Apparently there's a very nice gym so hopefully I have time to go! After not doing any proper exercice for so long, I'm so excited about the idea! And finally I will get a ride to Ciriboya where I will visit the other interns working there for a few days. I'm really excited to see them again! Honduras is so different, the Garifuna culture, the climate, the food... skirts and tank tops instead of jeans, sweaters, a jacket and boots... Yay! Nice change!
When I come back from Honduras, I know time will fly by! I will continue my interviews for the last weeks of October, then November is apparently very busy... and then that's it. Finito.
I can't say that I'm not ready to leave. Actually, when I think about it seriously, I have mixed feelings about going back to Montreal. Before I left, I was scared it was going to be too long, and my gut feeling was right. I feel like it could have been shorter. I have been away from home for extended periods of time before, even a lot longer than this, but it was different. I was either traveling or working with a whole bunch of foreigners. I missed home a little bit sometimes, but never like I do here. It's just way too much "ME" time! Don't get me wrong, I like my own company (ha ha!) but I need more people around. I know some very nice people here, but I don't have close friends and I guess I need that. Lesson #1.
But then there are so many things that I will miss. The simple way of life, the nature, the no-rush attitude, the absence of stress, the warmth of people... When I get home, there are so many things I will need to think about! I will need to take some decisions concerning my future, too, which kind of freaks me out!
Ok, seriously, I still have 71 days. Eaaaasy 
