My flight back to the US was uneventful (good!).
I spent my first two days in the US gathering up all my camping gear, then piled it all into my friend's truck and headed out to Telluride. We set up camp at 1 a.m., but at least it wasn't snowing. It has snowed as we set up camp in the past. There was a gorgeous full moon that night. I tried to take pictures of the moon over the snow capped mountains, but for some reason moon shots never turn out for me.
The music festival was good. I discovered 2 new bands I really liked. My favorite was called Lone Bellow, as in the bellow of an elk. I got to see them twice, which was cool, and got my picture taken with them.
All of my photos are on my Mom's computer so I can't post them right now. My computer was stolen on the Saturday before I left. Thus the long blog silence. It was a situation which I don't want to discuss. Suffice it to say that my safety was never at risk.
After Telluride I had a day to wash and air out all of my camping gear, then headed for Salt Lake. My friend Jody and I took care of some banking, which has still not been resolved. Then she and her husband grilled sliders with tons of different toppings. She said she had tried to think of an all American dinner for me :)
The next morning we watched the US lose to Germany in World Cup fútbol. Honduras is already eliminated, so it's nice to have one team still in the running. Although even the US coach admits, we really don't have much of a chance to win it all.
Yesterday I attended a "Huddle" (meeting of the core members) for K2. They welcomed me back and I spoke for a couple minutes there. It was good to see everyone. I also had a meeting with the woman who is now in charge of outreach (missions) for K2. Two friends who are strong advocates for our church's relationship with Honduras were there. I think it was a good meeting and will be helpful moving forward as we try to rebuild a K2/Iglesia en Transformación connection.
Tomorrow I will speak at the services - all four. I am a little nervous, but will be interviewed by a good friend who has known me longer than anyone else at K2. I believe we will be effective at conveying whatever message God wants the people to hear.
I have been getting FB messages from friends in Honduras, which is nice. Yesterday at the huddle a picture of one of the girls from my swim classes kept flashing up on the screen with a notice about a meeting to organize a team to visit us in Honduras. Seeing Kenia's pretty face made me homesick. I miss the kids.
On the other hand I have had the opportunity to catch up with friends which has been wonderful. Yesterday I had coffee with a friend. When it was time for her to go pick up her kids we decided we still weren't finished talking so we went to a bookstore and set the kids free to read while we finished catching up about all of the good things going on in both of our lives. That was really nice.
Right now I am staying with another friend because Jody had to head out of town. I basically have a whole basement apartment to myself. We have done a lot of catching up too. It is so much better talking in person than emails and short phone calls!
Being in Salt Lake always confirms that if I were to ever live in the US, this is my home. I love this place almost as much as I love Honduras. It is great to be here and super to see all of the people I love and miss.
Tuesday I head back to Denver where I will finish off my visit in the US with my mother and my brother and his family. My nephews and I had a great time together in Telluride so I am looking forward to building more memories with them over the 4th of July before I head back to Honduras.
