La incertidumbre de los planes futuros se esfuma al concretizarse en presentes explosivos, que a su vez dan paso a memorias de un pasado efímero. El tiempo es una construcción humana, que existe y no existe a la vez, como tantas de las cosas que componen nuestra realidad humana. Cuando uno viaja, siente la extraña sensación de que el tiempo se detiene pero que también vuela. Ahora de vuelta, siento que lo mismo pasó aquí, pero diferente. "El tiempo pasa, pero ni tanto..."
El regreso a Puerto Rico fue muy extraño. Me habían dicho que regresar siempre es lo más difícil, pero nada me podía preparar para esto. Sólo me fui 2 meses, pero se siente como un año. Cuando vivía en New Jersey y regresaba de vacaciones, nunca se sintió así. Eso que escribí antes de irme sobre cómo todo sería diferente al regrersar fue tan cierto que asusta. Nuevo hogar, nuevos proyectos, nuev@s amig@s, nueva perspectiva... hasta cierto punto siento que soy una nueva persona. Es muy cierto lo que dicen, viajar te cambia.
Sé que te debo muchas fotos, y muchas historias que las acompañan. Las historias surgirán espontáneamente a lo largo de nuestras vidas. Las fotos las subiré tan pronto resluelva unos problemas técnicos (y económicos).
Pensando en tí,
z
The uncertainty of future plans fades as it manifests into an explosive present, which in turn give way to memories of a short-lived past. Time is a human construction that simultaneously exists and doesn't exist, like so many of the things that compose our human reality. When one travels, one feels the strange sensation that time stops and flies at the same time. Upon my return, I feel like the same thing happened here, but differently. "Time passes, but not so much..."
The return to Puerto Rico was very strange. I had been warned that the most difficult part is always the return, but nothing could have prepared me for this. I was only gone for 2 months, but I feel like I was gone for a year. When I lived in New Jersey and came back for vacations, it never felt this way. What I wrote before leaving about how when I returned everything would be different turned out to be so true it's scary. New home, new projects, new friends, new perspective... I even feel like in some ways I'm a new person. What they say is true, travel changes you.
I know I owe you lots of pictures and stories to go with them. The stories will arise spontaneously throughout the rest of our lives. The pictures will be posted as soon as I resolve some technical (and economic) difficulties.
Thinking of you,
z
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Tantas caras... so many faces
Masa lach' ol (saludo en kekchi Maya). Primero que nada, te pido disculpas por no haberte escrito en tanto tiempo. Las palabras no me bastan para expresar todo lo que mi mente aun no ha tenido tiempo de procesar en las ultimas ni se cuantas semanas. Uno ve tantas caras, conoce tantas personas en este oceano infinito de la humanidad, que a veces se puede quedar sin aliento.
Estuvimos en Belize, un pais maravilloso, mucho antes de lo esperado, y aprovechamos para tomar las cosas con mas calma, y ahora nos damos cuenta de que la fuerza que nos daba empujones en Honduras realmente queria que llegaramos con mas tiempo a Guatemala. Me alegro muchisimo de que Guatemala fue el ultimo pais que visitamos. Definitivamente ha sido el lugar mas fascinante del viaje. Lamentablemente solo nos quedan siete dias, y no tenemos suficiente tiempo para hacer ni verlo todo. Uno podria estar los dos meses completos solamente aqui en Guate y aun desear mas tiempo para explorar.
Tal como predecido, un viaje como este le cambia a uno la perspectiva por completo. Regreso en una semana refrescado e inspirado, con un mejor conocimiento de mi mismo, una amistad mas profunda con mi primo y compañero de viaje Jose, y con muchisimas ideas nuevas para el futuro.
A ti que haz estado siguiendo mis pasos por aqui, te digo bantiosh (gracias). Tu apoyo es el que me ha alegrado y aliviado los momentos dificiles y solitarios, cuando dudaba de mi propia cordura durante esta travesia.
Prometo que tan pronto pueda, subire las fotos de la segunda mitad del vaje.
Huanchic.
Pensando en ti,
z
Masa lach' ol (hello in Kekchi Maya). First of all, I would like to apologize for not having written to you in such a long time. Words are not enough to express all that my mind has not had time to precess in the last dont know how many weeks. One sees so many faces, meets so many people in this infinite human ocean, that at times it can be overwhelming.
We were in Belize, a wonderful country, much sooner than expected, and we used the opportunity to take things a bit slower than before. But now we see that the forces that pushed us forward in Honduras were really trying to give us more time in Guatemala. I am extremely glad we are visiting Guatemala last, it has definitely been the most fascinating of all the countries we have visited. Unfortunately we only have seven days left, which is not enough time to do and see everything we would like to. One could spend the entire two months only in Guate, and still want more time to explore.
Just as predicted, a trip such as this one completely changes one's perspective on things. I return in a week refreshed and inspired, with a much deeper knowledge of myself, a close friendship with my cousin and travel partner Jose, and many new ideas for the future.
To you, who have been following along through here, I say bantiosh (thank you). It is your support that has helped me through the dificult and lonely moments when I doubted my own sanity during this voyage.
I promise that I will post pictures of the second half of the trip as soon as I can.
Huanchic.
Thinking of you,
z
Estuvimos en Belize, un pais maravilloso, mucho antes de lo esperado, y aprovechamos para tomar las cosas con mas calma, y ahora nos damos cuenta de que la fuerza que nos daba empujones en Honduras realmente queria que llegaramos con mas tiempo a Guatemala. Me alegro muchisimo de que Guatemala fue el ultimo pais que visitamos. Definitivamente ha sido el lugar mas fascinante del viaje. Lamentablemente solo nos quedan siete dias, y no tenemos suficiente tiempo para hacer ni verlo todo. Uno podria estar los dos meses completos solamente aqui en Guate y aun desear mas tiempo para explorar.
Tal como predecido, un viaje como este le cambia a uno la perspectiva por completo. Regreso en una semana refrescado e inspirado, con un mejor conocimiento de mi mismo, una amistad mas profunda con mi primo y compañero de viaje Jose, y con muchisimas ideas nuevas para el futuro.
A ti que haz estado siguiendo mis pasos por aqui, te digo bantiosh (gracias). Tu apoyo es el que me ha alegrado y aliviado los momentos dificiles y solitarios, cuando dudaba de mi propia cordura durante esta travesia.
Prometo que tan pronto pueda, subire las fotos de la segunda mitad del vaje.
Huanchic.
Pensando en ti,
z
Masa lach' ol (hello in Kekchi Maya). First of all, I would like to apologize for not having written to you in such a long time. Words are not enough to express all that my mind has not had time to precess in the last dont know how many weeks. One sees so many faces, meets so many people in this infinite human ocean, that at times it can be overwhelming.
We were in Belize, a wonderful country, much sooner than expected, and we used the opportunity to take things a bit slower than before. But now we see that the forces that pushed us forward in Honduras were really trying to give us more time in Guatemala. I am extremely glad we are visiting Guatemala last, it has definitely been the most fascinating of all the countries we have visited. Unfortunately we only have seven days left, which is not enough time to do and see everything we would like to. One could spend the entire two months only in Guate, and still want more time to explore.
Just as predicted, a trip such as this one completely changes one's perspective on things. I return in a week refreshed and inspired, with a much deeper knowledge of myself, a close friendship with my cousin and travel partner Jose, and many new ideas for the future.
To you, who have been following along through here, I say bantiosh (thank you). It is your support that has helped me through the dificult and lonely moments when I doubted my own sanity during this voyage.
I promise that I will post pictures of the second half of the trip as soon as I can.
Huanchic.
Thinking of you,
z
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