... and I want to be here

So my last post was a bit of a downer, I know.
There are some amazing things about the job that i have been given to do here, and I was reminded of some of them in the past week.

Every once in a while, I am giving an orientation, and the group asks good questions, doesn't fall asleep, and then really applies what they learn.  Of course you can never seen learning on a larger scale, but I like to imagine that these people return home more educated global citizens, who desire to live more intentionally. 

I also feel like I have about 100 children of my own at any given time, and I get to watch them grow exponentially during the course of a week or so.  I get to watch people experience new things for the first time.  Every time I see a new group marvel at views of the volcanoes, or eat a lychee for the first time, I get that little feeling of experiencing things for the first time again.  I need that too, sometimes I think I have gotten to comfortable here--I need to be reminded of what a blessing it is that I get to live here.