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October 2025: My last few weeks in Mexico and my transition back home

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Good afternoon, everyone, I hope you are well. As many (if not all) of you already know, October 17 was my last official day as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Last Monday, October 20, was my last full day in Mexico. And since last Tuesday,  I've been back in the U.S. after over two years of being away.  It's only been one week since I landed in San Diego, and already things feel so different. So final. It's almost hard to believe that just a little over 2 weeks ago, I was still living in a small, remote town in the mountains, speaking only in Spanish, and living with few of the amenities that we are so accustomed to in the United States.  To me, what's remarkable is how just as quickly as we adapt to different and new surroundings, we even more quickly return back to the familiar. It's as if I blinked and suddenly I'm back to my reality of before the Peace Corps without any recollection of the happenings of the last two years.  But I know these last two years were rea...
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Weeks 106 – 109: Monday, September 1, 2025 – Sunday, September 28, 202

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Good morning, everyone, I hope you are doing well. September has been a good month here in Mexico.  I spent most of this month in Neblinas, working on finishing my grant project and soaking up as much time as possible with my host family and community before I finish service in just a couple of weeks. (More on that reality later). As you all know, for a few months now, I've been working on a project at the casa de cultura in Neblinas. The goals of the project are to promote biodiversity conservation and plastic waste reduction as well as beautify the outside space at the casa de cultura to make it more inviting and welcoming to community members.  At the beginning of this month, we were able to complete the construction of an eco-bench with the help of individuals who work for the municipality. The construction took 2 days and ultimately resulted in a bench that,  while not exactly as envisioned , serves its intended purpose and provides the casa de cultura with a permane...
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