Meeting in the Middle: Balancing the rewards of my BVC experience with external engagements.
Dear BVC community,
In keeping with Br. Paul’s words, the Super Bowl is only days away and with that we find ourselves at the halfway point of our volunteer experiences. I imagine this to be the best time to reflect on what this experience has been so far and encourage you all to do so. Also comment your Super Bowl predictions. (Not that I care, but that should raise some excitement.)
A lot has happened since my last blog post in October. I made myself extremely proud with my accomplishments in the past few months. However, it’s difficult to not feel a dichotomy when I reflect on the experience I am engaging with here in Puerto Rico that is concurrent with my external engagements.
The dust is finally starting to settle and I am glad for it. The opportunity to engage even more strongly with my site and the experiences awaiting me here during my remaining time at Colegio San Antonio Abad is becoming more achievable.
Recently, I started an Art Club here at CSAA and today we will host our second meeting. This club serves as a chance for me to leave my mark on this community and offer me a space to decompress after the events of the past few months.
For awhile, I hadn’t been writing poetry as often as usual because of the whirlwind I was enwrapped in and the poem included here is an exclamation of the feelings that went unexpressed as I pressed on.
Enjoy my selfie with the waterfall from our friend Jorge’s back yard!
Drop your Super Bowl predictions in the comments before you go! (Again, I don’t care but I hope heated debates ensue.)
Porque soy humano
¡Estoy cansado!
Lo grito al trabajo.
¡Estoy tratando!
Lo grito al cielo,
pero
no puedo hacer mucho
más que eso
porque
todo el tiempo
estoy pensando:
¿Qué es la próxima cosa yo necesito hacer?
¿Qué cosa no se ha completado?
¡Eso fue todo!
Lo grito en mi mente
¿Ahora, qué pasó?
¿Estoy agotado?
Lo grito al abismo
Estoy triste y estoy feliz
Yo siento todo
porque soy humano
