ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA, March 15, 2008 -- Solo travel is getting to me. Come on, man, buck up and live! However, loneliness is not so easily cured as to say to yourself, "Buck up and live!" If that were true, you'd hear thousands of souls uttering "Buck up and live" on street corners everywhere.
The past three days of diarrheal nightmare weigh in on my psyche. Fractured. My stomach rumbles and I pray for solid stool. I've only been away three weeks, yet I long to return. Just yesterday, I left, and tomorrow, I'll return. Then, I can sit on the couch and watch B-grade movies on the USA network -- what I wish for tonight. Oh, how discomfort can make the familiar (and boring) seem the best times of a life. (Are they?)
But wanting home is legitimate. The diarrhea and loneliness. To push on to another site to see another beautiful sunset on another beautiful lake just to say I did it doesn't seem like much of a reason. Those things we yearn to see are sometimes only pictures in books unless they can be shared. But still, at least try to buck up and live.
1 comments:
Vince,
Buck up and live!! You've just hit a speed bump, a bad patch in your solo travels. Once your health issues subside, you'll think more clearly. Alone? True. Feeling lonely--you're doing it to yourself! Get out there.
Trust me. While a quick fix, going back to all the comforts of home, won't change a thing. Life is for living. So, buck up and live.
Regards,
Ray
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