I made it. I survived the summer living at home without much purpose to my days - Mom and Dad, thanks for not killing me. I loved all the reunions and visits, but overall I was really just couting down the days to August 11th when my life would come back to having a purpose and I would be reunited with the wonderful people and city that I fell in love with exactly one year ago.
It was a long trip back to Cocha, the longest of which being the 3 hours of delay for my flight from La Paz to Cocha, knowing I was thissss close to being back and yet still a full plane ride away. Diego and Jen were real sports about waiting for me and dealing with the delays - they both were eagerly awaiting me at the airport with an attack hug from Jen and roses from Diego. I couldn´t have asked for a better reception.
It´s been a bit of whirlwind of a return because my cousin Liz has come to visit on her South American tour before heading back up to the States. It´s been great to show someone else around this wonderful city and let her meet some of the people in my life here.
Yesterday we went by Solomon to bring the walkers and to see my kids for the first time since coming back. It was amazing. Granted I think my kids were slightly overwhelmed because I walked in with Liz, Diego and his brother - but after two seconds Christopher´s face LIT up and Edson screamed "KATYY!!" and came crawling toward me a full force. The others took a bit longer, but by the end they were all having a blast with all the attention, and I even got a bit more recognition from Barbara and Martin. Edson absolutely took off with the walker - he was walking all over the place, with speed and agility, so proud of his newfound independence. Truely one of the most amazing sights I´ve ever seen.
This is a short post, but I just wanted to let everyone know I´ve arrived safely and everything is going well. I promise to write more soon.
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