decision day

today i headed back to my little village in the mountains after a rather victorious feeling trip to quito. maybe youve noticed my posting has been sporadic had best since ive been here in buenos aires. after settling into my site i fell into a sort of depression, and unfortunately my apathy didnt result in much photo taking. but after this victorious trip to quito... im back in action!

the victory lies in something that some may think of as more of a failure. i found myself falling into that same mindset at times, but after having talked to so many people associated with the peace corps, i have realized that it is nothing of the sort. the victory of figuring out that this really is not the life for me right now brought me back to life - back to the happy person that i am. and how could that spell failure?

so the simple word is: i am going home. back to the dear little mitten i love so much. and i could not be happier about the decision.

this photo i took as i climbed the stairs to my second floor room in buenos aires knowing their wasnt much time left. every day i pass this pile of peanuts, remember fondly one of my first days at site, and remind myself it would make a nice photo. that first day i sat in the kitchen deshelling the most beautiful peanuts i have ever seen in my life. striped bright purple and white. shocking me with their beauty each and every time i opened another shell.