Carmen de Viboral, Colombia- August 31, 2007

It’s time to say goodbye and it doesn’t feel right. I have met wonderful people, very involved with their community and its culture, and very nice to me. I can just say that it was an unforgettable experience and that I really want to come back either to work –there is a lot to do here–, or traveling –I think I made good friends and the landscape is very beautiful–. I haven’t left yet but the nostalgia is right here.

I have to admit that sometimes it was hard for me to get used to the pace of work of the people in the town and also to the idiosyncrasy of the people in general, in the context of making decisions and compromises. At the end, it was very useful for me to learn how to deal with that differences in levels that I haven’t experienced before. I gained knowledge of other ways to make things happen and of dissimilar ways of living and understanding life.

I’m very thankful for this experience that gave me so much for my personal and professional construction.