12-19-2003
Readjusting from the Peace corps and living in
Belize, has been challenging. I have suffered some
culture shocks, mainly due to all the stuff and
services that america has. There were little things
that made me laugh because I had forgotten: music
piped into the bathrooms, sensored toilets and
faucets, CLEAN bathrooms in the airport, all the stuff
at the stores, the richness of a shopping mall, the
waxy fruit for sale in the produce section…etc These
things are a bit of a surprise when you’ve been away
for quite a long time!
It has been enjoyable being a bum for the past few
months. I’ve enjoyed the time by over indulging in all
my favorite foods, watching too much television,
painting, emailing and organizing all of my belongings
that I haven’t even seen in two years! I had forgotten
how much stuff I have! i’ve also really been enjoying
the holidays. I have a huge heaping dose of christmas
spirit which is lovely. I don’t even mind the few
inches of snow piling on to the tree branches as I
type this. It is really beautiful and I hope it stays
until Christmas.
A Peace Corps Experience: 10 years later 