New Again

Hola Friends,
This morning I headed for Guatemala again with a brand new passport. This was my first passport renewal. Much to my dismay, they replaced my simple, already memorized number with a new, much more difficult one. This may seem like no big deal but instead of dashing through my customs forms, I fumbled around for my passport & readers and LOOKED like I didn't know what I was doing. Was I ever bummed- not bad. I like to change my clothes, what I eat... just not my numbers.
I sat beside an 18 year old girl from Michigan named Kylie. She was headed to the Guatemalan coast to do medical volunteer work. This was her 2nd trip since February and she was beside herself with excitement. We talked for over 2 hours about my Guatemalan experiences and her new found passion. Upon landing I found myself rejuvinated. Don't get me wrong, I always get that twinge, like going to see a dear friend or favorite relative, this was different. Kylie's enthusiasm added new wood to my fire. Arriving at customs I handed over my "brand new" passport and got my first stamp. It was very exciting! Thanks Kylie!
Now I'm sitting on the porch of my hotel drinking wonderful Guatemalan coffee and looking at a 2 inch tall hummingbird taking a rest about 4 feet from my face. The world here is green and the rain just started. I'm not trying to make you all jealous. I wish you could all be here to share it with me.
I'm looking forward to the Shared Beat Medical Team joining me next Sunday. We have 6 seasoned volunteers (That does not necessarily mean old) and 12 first time volunteers. How wonderful it will be to share this with our "new" volunteers as they share their excitement with us.
Stay tuned, share this with your friends and remember- Everything can be new again!

Feliz Dia
Jenny