“Are you excited to be almost finished?” The answer to that question is very difficult. It is true; I am almost done with my service. Four months, but who’s counting? I can answer yes, I am close to being finished, but excited; I don’t know.
I can answer definitely that I am ready to leave behind my job. The fact there is little work to do is compacted by the fact that cacao is in its low season until at least February. I go to my organization’s office and end up reading my book. “No hay trabajo hoy día” or “no hay nada que hacer.” Other forms of work seemed to have bottomed out. Sure, I will be able to find things to keep me occupied in the remaining months, but work is seemingly done.
You may be thinking, “Well, you have no work, Chris, so you must be ready to come home!” I cannot say that I am. Maybe after four more months that will still change, but for now I am not ready to live the life of a typical American. Am I ready for the everyday stresses of American life? Am I ready to give up the ability to get on a bus and explore the natural beauty of Ecuador?
When I begin life anew in the United States, it will be one dramatically different than it was before. The possibility of graduate school and/or different work. Actual work! My life is coming full circle and Tarantino-ing me. My situation right now is very similar to the four months leading up to leaving for Peace Corps. The unknown lay ahead of me once again.
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