wow, almost home.
Last half a week we spent in Misahuallí, a small rainforest village. It has a beach on the river where we spent a good bit of time relaxing and taking in our experiences. We visited the nearby village of Shiripono, where there is a huge sacred stone where once lay a anaconda with three heads. awesome. we sat on top of it and look at the sky, saw a rainbow. it was pretty magical. i felt very peaceful and happy. the last night in misahuallí, the night of the full moon, i went out on the beach at night. all alone on the amazon beach, i laid back in the sand and looked at the moon in her fullness. wow. i am so lucky to have the opportunities i have, and i am glad that i am aware enough to really appreciate them. life is magical.
we also visited Archidona, where we met up with some Germans Al met on our previous trip to Tena. We hiked into the jungle and spent the night at a shaman´s house. It was the most beautiful place we´ve been. in the amazon, alongside the andes. the sky was so brilliant. it was the night before the full moon and she shone so brightly, lit up the sky. incredible. we participated in a ceremony. it was purifying and cleansing. i look forward to sharing more.
we are now in otavalo again. we had a long day of travel yesterday. today we visited the neighboring weaving village of Peguche. We hiked up to the waterfalls there. we found a little cave-way where water flows when its higher. we crawled through it and sat by the river and a smaller falls for awhile. so peaceful. lovely.
then we came back to otavalo and ate some awesome pizza haha
tomorrow we are spending in otavalo, then traveling on to quito. Sunday in quito, then monday and tuesday are travel days. we get back to asheville greyhound station late tuesday night. I cant wait to see my megan and jaden waiting to pick us up!! it will be so wonderful to see their beautiful faces finally. then finally home to watauga county. yes!
the last few days in ecuador are amazing. i feel very full. content, happy, peaceful. so appreciative of my experience. i am so grateful for everyone´s support. life here has been quite the journey and i feel i have really got a lot out of it, and will continue to as i process my experiences further once i am home.
and just to let you know. a few days after i get home i am going to the outer banks for a week. i know i know, i am following up one vacation with another. haha. but then i will be back in watauga county working for awhile. i am going to be living in bethel and working for a year. i plan on going out west as soon as it works out, but not quite yet. but then again, life twists and turns in ways we can never forsee. and i am thankful for that. i am glad there is no straight path that i can see the end of. well, i guess there is for some people, but i am not one of those people.
sooner or later we will put up photos from our amazing journey. i will try and remember to post when here so yáll can know.
i am loving it here, but oh! how home sweet home is calling me.
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where will you be in the outer banks?! I am assuming in the southern area (at Jaden's), but just in case...I'll be in Corolla from the 12-16th. This is the part almost in Virginia. Holla if you are in the region! I want to hear your journeys/see your face.
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited about the shaman story, but I bet it is one of those things you cannot really verbalize adequately. In which case, it is all the more important to see how it impacted you :).