Vermont Autumn

  After DC, we picked up the new volunteer and drove to Carolyn's house in Vermont.  There we were reminded what a family PWW is.

 

Carolyn took us to the local market and besides looking at pumpkins and gourds, Rasa tried on some garlands.

 

The hills were on fire with the fall leaves during this sunset after the storm.  This picture doesn't do it justice though.

 

Carolyn put Dan, Rasa and I to work in the kitchen.  There were two meals to prepare for some 20 people.  At least there was lots of beer and wine.

 

Bill the master chef preparing his pork.  Rasa and I are still eating leftovers from this weekend.

 

Pumpkin carving was the highlight of my night.  I made the big one with the carrot nose. 

 

On Saturday nigh,t we had a small dinner with the Manganellos, who brought lots of wine for a taste comparison.  On Sunday, we had brunch with about 15 people to wish us farewell and greet Dan.  Thank you to everyone that made the trip.  It was very special to know so many people care for this project.

 

Walking around town there were so many red, orange, and yellow leaves to see.  I liked this one of the old house.

 

This was a typical hill; absolutely beautiful.

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Home

 

Rasa and I are home in New York, well at least until the 30^th of October when we leave again for our next journey.  We just bought one-way tickets to Turkey.

We are glad to be finished in Honduras but sad to have left.  It is a strange feeling leaving your life behind every year.  Your friends, home and worldly possessions become mobile.  Our friends became email addresses and Skype IDs but never seem that distant.  Our home becomes the hotel or bed we happen to be sleeping in that night and is always nice to curl up in.  Everything important to us fits into our backpacks but always seems to be enough.  Yes, we were sad to say goodbye but excited at the possibilities that lay ahead. 

We will not be breaking ties completely with PWW.  On Tuesday, we plan to leave for DC where we will meet the new volunteer, Dan Ziegler a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from the Philippines.  He will drive with us back up to Vermont for a farewell/welcome brunch at Carolyn's house (802-747-0778) on the 21 ^st from 11 to 2pm.  Even after that, we plan to stay in touch, we are always holding out for that Africa job.  Or maybe an invitation to a great water conference like the one coming up in Haiti ( www.haitiwatersummit.org). But we will continue to promote and speak for PWW no matter where we are.

For the possibilities that lay ahead, Turkey is next but not quite how we planned.  We did want to fly into London and then overland to Syria but given the costs involved, it was out of our budget.  Also with our Cairo wedding in May and the need to spend six months in Damascus, we did not have the time to spend a month in Europe.  We figure that with graduate school in England there will be plenty of chances to meet our friends and family next year.  In the meantime, Syria will be our next home.

Are we worried about our safety? Ironically enough, our biggest fear of danger is from our own government bombing us.  As the cartoon above illustrates the US has started its preparation of reasons for war with Iran and possibly Syria. It will be interesting to be on the other side of this to see and write about what life is like.  To learn the language, talk with the people, and understand their culture are our goals while we are there.  We hope through this to provide a journal of life very different from how Fox News sees it.

Robert Kent Jr- robjkentjr@gmail.com
Wat/San/Health Consultant
www.RobRasa.com/hisblog/
Voice Mail: +1 (631) 458-1119