It’s taken me a week to bring myself back here…at least enough to be able to write a short post. ..part of me is still in Peru and South America.

I arrived on Saturday and Sunday my body refused to let me do much more than lie on the couch and sleep. I could only get up for about 10 minutes then I had to lie down again. It was a strange feeling having my body in control…after three and a half months of traveling I could travel no more.

This week has been a transition. Sometimes it feels like a pinball is bouncing around inside of me and I’ve been nervous and insecure. I’ve felt vulnerable and out of sorts. It’s a strange experience having part of me in one place and the other here….and my insides don’t have their usual protection. Talk about swimming around in a new fishbowl!

I am staying in a sweet, peaceful and lovely apartment in the lower half of my friend Sandy’s house in Bisbee. No words can say how appreciative I am to have this space for myself for a few weeks. It is the perfect place for me to re-enter. I wake up to birds chirping and the sun shining. I sit out on the deck outside my door and watch the sun rise up off the mountains of Mexico and Arizona…watch the colors change. It’s kinda like the sun rising on my new life here with its new colors, shapes and friends.

I am happy to return to Bisbee…I felt this strongly as we drove from Tucson to Bisbee through the desert to this small community tucked away in the Mule Mountains not far from Mexico…it is a hideaway in a state of its own.

I started an intensive Spanish class on Monday. We are in class from 8:30 – 3:00 each day with about 3 hours of homework. It was a quick jump from returning to immersion in Spanish class but it has worked out well. The structure and focus is helping me and I love being immersed in Spanish…it reminds me of Peru and Ecuador.

I miss my friends, the culture, exploring new places but I know I will continue traveling. For now it is time to settle for a time back ‘home’.