Photo: *Imitation is the highest form of flattery*
Some friends from Matamoros came for a visit (shout-outs to Bitia and Eliud!), and we had a few good days together doing the typical Mexico City stuff. Through this trip I realized a lot about how different I've become.
The pyramids demonstrated that to me more than anything. Several months back I climbed them panting from the exertion and trembling from fear. This time they posed no threat to me. I went up with energy and a smile on my face, and came back down with a touch of fear but mostly a good feeling as I realized that those heights, at least, aren't quite as scary as they were to me before.
I like the person I'm becoming. I'm working on a new project, getting some private classes lined out (well, trying), teaching at a respected university, and enjoying the friends and "family" I have here.
Photo: *Brotherhood*
I realized something else about my life now. I'm happy because I did what I wanted to do. Before I worried about what society thought best. Not anymore.
College was only an incubation period. I was growing and developing so that I could step out into the world ready to face the challenges it would present me, and guess what! It worked.
I heard a teacher down here tell her students this: "Todos los esfuerzos valen la pena." EVERY EFFORT IS WORTH THE TROUBLE.
And I see it so clearly now. There have been days when I didn't have money and wasn't even sure how I'd get to work. There have been days when I felt like a total failure. There are nights when I can't sleep.
But here I am. I'm happy because this is my life. I've found myself. And things will only get better from here on.
Love, always,
-Buster
Photo: *It's believed that by standing at the top of the pyramid, in the dead center, the sun reaches you and energizes you. Here I am touching it again and getting my batteries charged back up :)*
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