The following poem is a pretty good sumation of why I decided to do the Peace Corps and my attitude….
It would be dishonest to pretend
that I went because I wanted to turn the desert into a garden
or to realize dreams that were thousands of years old.
I went because it was different,
because I wanted to go,
because it was a road that might have an end.
I knew I would not stay forever;
I never thought of tying my future to this newness;
I knew I would take the road back one day,
but perhaps carryng with me a particle of the night’s silence,
or the day’s honesty.
— adapted from the book “Dust” by Yael Dayan
So beautiful and true!
By: Beth Droppert on October 14, 2010
at 9:05 pm
You are truly amazing and I look forward to your updates!
By: Lori Hubbard on October 20, 2010
at 10:25 pm
What an honor to see all you have done and the impact you make in people’s lives. I am thinking of you!
By: Joyce Standing on October 4, 2012
at 5:09 pm