tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061167543547444200.post9146729440447283869..comments2008-07-17T11:33:11.412-07:00Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07910545520326038843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061167543547444200.post-67776624547433286932008-07-17T11:33:00.000-07:002008-07-17T11:33:00.000-07:00That is so strange I just visited El Salvador a week ago and kind of feel strange like wanting to go back not come to the US. I have not been there in over 25 years and could not understand what could have come over me. I told my sister on the way to the air port about how much I really wanted to stay and not go back to the US and she smiled and said that is temporary. Now it has been about 3 days and still feel the same, but I cannot mention that to my wife because she is very likely to get other ideas, and it is not like that. I just felt like I was home. Something happened to me on that trip and I can help to realize why I feel that way. All I think of is El Salvador. I feel sad and even though my wife and kids are around I feel lonely. Maybe is home sickness or maybe I felt like I was around people that made me feel like I was home.Technology Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05473479205439864498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061167543547444200.post-66104499474611214072007-06-28T09:14:00.000-07:002007-06-28T09:14:00.000-07:00Dear Judith,<BR/><BR/>No te dudo, las primeras semanas y los días que pasan--siempre--son dificiles. Tengo confianza en ti. :)<BR/><BR/>Hey there, I have been reading your journal and I just wanted to say that I understand how you are feeling, and that feelings of loneliness, excitement, confusion, etc. etc. are all feelings I had, too. Some days you feel part of your workplace and your family, and others you realize that you miss home, or that your Spanish seems to have hit a slump. Don't you worry, though. God is watching over you, and take each day, and just be. <BR/><BR/>Keep writing, too. I used to sit on a rock near my home in El Salvador, when I just needed 'me time.' I would also take part in conversations even when I couldn't speak very well...at all. Laughing at myself became a favorite past-time. Hah. I am actually in Brazil right now, working with a NGO and also living with a host family. Like you, I am having trouble communicating...though not in Spanish, but in Portuguese. Despite this, though, and despite feeling homesick at times, I take each day and appreciate being able to travel, to do research, and to then travel to El Salvador again to visit you!!<BR/><BR/>I sent this to Michael, too, but here is my blog (http://kaytobetty.wordpress.com) and I am working on making a 'global' one for ND students studying, interested, or traveling to El Salvador.<BR/><BR/>God Bless, and take care!<BR/><BR/>Te mando MUCHOS abrazos,<BR/>KKristina Leszczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893815432588731263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061167543547444200.post-28831421116051007962007-06-25T18:02:00.000-07:002007-06-25T18:02:00.000-07:00Judith,<BR/><BR/>From Dad. Hang in there. It's hot here too, and buggy.<BR/>Love,<BR/>Your FatherMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01126978928807745393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061167543547444200.post-1173209890153992402007-06-25T10:43:00.000-07:002007-06-25T10:43:00.000-07:00(((((((((Judith))))))))))))xoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoo!!<BR/>Love, Mom :D<BR/><BR/>(I sent you an email)Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01126978928807745393noreply@blogger.com