Tonight is my second to last Thursday in Juticalpa.
Of course, this time would come. I still have a week, but I think it will go by pretty quickly (except for the weekend, but who knows maybe this one will).
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| Apparently, I practiced so hard over the year, my bow popped! |
I have made so many friends and connected with so many people. I have also been really good at keeping true to my musical talents. Maybe I didn't practice everyday, but I can still play and learn new music. I practiced just about every weekend though. Sometimes I had wanted to take a break on a Sunday, but then 3 pm would roll around, and I would practice. This was funny to me, obviously my best friend is my violin!
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| L to R: Michele (me), Brittany (roommate), Melissa (across the street friend). |
About some of the people that I have met: My roommate Brittany and my across-the-street-friend Melissa have been good, fun, sincere friends and we have shared some wonderful moments together. The rest of the teachers have been incredibly supportive, and I have learned a lot from them.
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| The art show I organized with the help of La Sociedad Cultural and the students and teachers of The Day-Star School. |
My students who are musicians taught me a different perspective on music and I remembered the reason I love music in the first place. Listen, Play, Feel, and just play!
My students who are artists reminded me how much I love color, love to create and make things. My students who were neither artists nor musicians reminded me that it's good to be inquisitive and ask questions, and to keep on learning. I also learned a lot about leadership from them because of the art and music event that I organized with the school and the Society of Culture. Oh, yes. And The Society of Culture. This is where I got to learn about my Central American culture and promote Olanchano culture as much as I could. Even if it is a little different than my Nicaraguan heritage (por ejemplo, the use of the word vos), it isn't that much different.
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| L to R: Sergio, Daniel, Michele, Darío |
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| Connecting with nature is also a very important thing for me! |
Before I came here, somebody told me said that they hoped that I would find what I was looking for. I think I did. It wasn't what I had envisioned, but it was beautiful in an unexpected way, and what I needed to find.
Life is an experience. And it's a learning experience. Through this, I learned about people, culture, music, art, language, and so much more.
