Pre-Trip Jitters

It's the eve of my third trip to the Casa San Jose. I'm sitting in my warm(ish) apartment in Cambridge eating Chinese food and watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics but all I can really think about is the trip! I always start to get a little nervous the night before. I worry about leaving the cat and warm showers and my family (even though I don't live very close to most of them), so I just remind myself to think about the kids I've come to know, and love in Colima. Due to the fact that Spanish is spotty, I have to concentrate so much more on every conversation I have. I can't let my mind wander to think about random things. It's such an intense feeling when you are really present and that's how I feel when I'm at the Casa. I can't wait to be there again.

Liz