As I was packing my stuff back up to prepare for my flight to Guyana, the perfect song began to play on my iPhone.

"Traveling Light", an amazing song with the perfect words for my journey filled the air.  The interesting thing is that I am not physically traveling light. I actually have more bags than I, myself can carry! But mentally, ahh. That's where I'm traveling light. I'm traveling with an open mind.

 I have been, or perhaps God has been, emotionally and spiritually preparing me for leaving everything and everyone for an entire year to be among new people. I have let go of a lot of things, and even people. I love these things and people, but I've let go of my attachment to them.  I know it sounds weird. I can imagine how cynical it may sound, heartless even.  But I have learned how to love deeply, submerge myself into people, all the while being able to separate myself from them physically and emotionally at the same time.  Part of it is knowing deep down that God will take care of them while I'm gone and will take care of me while I'm gone also. :)  So this isn't as hard for me as it might have been for someone else, or even for myself a year ago. I've grown so much this year.

Okay, let me stop getting so deep!  I blame my darling Nigel for that. We can have talks about life and spiritaully and philosophy for hours, or at least until I cry "Uncle!" So I have now arrived in Guyana about a day and a half ago.  It's sooooo beautiful!  And hot. God is it hot.  But I'm just happy I made it safe (and that I didn't change my mind! I tend to do that sometimes. lol)

Here are some photos that I took along the way from Georgetown to New Amsterdam, some even at the airport heading to customs.

"Welcome to Guyana"

I was too close to get the entire sign.

And this lovely woman below is Sandra, a Court Judge in Guyana. She met us at the airport and took us to a wonderful eaterie in Georgetown called Pegasus.  It was part of this really fancy hotel.

Watermelon, Pineapple and Papaya

...more pics of the hotel

This is the pool at the hotel, "Pegasus"

Here (above) is Claire, the other teaching who will be working with students of GLMA (Guyana Lutheran Music Academy).  She has already taught here in Guyana for a year, and has come back to teach again.  She so inspires me. :) Claire already knows about my "creep-like" ways when it comes to photographing. lol

This place is simply beautiful.  The interesting part of going to another place is not observing and experiencing it while comparing it to American standards of beauty, culture and living.  It has it's own culture and it's own standard, and it's so much more beautiful when you can accept it all for what it is.  At least that is how I feel at the moment.  And this is after experiencing our first black out last night! 

Well, that's enough for now.  I hope you stop by anytime and even check in on me and see how I'm doing.  I've noticed that I crave contact with family and friends, so please help me satiate that craving!! 

Toodles!!