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"Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation." -Elizabeth Drew

It has been about 2 months since I swore out as a Peace Corps Volunteer and I think time goes just as fast here in the US as it does (sometimes) in Paraguay.  Since I have been back, I took a quick trip through Indiana to visit some friends and made a round through Hanover and Madison.  It was great to see people, and sorry if I missed you.  Mostly, I have been enjoying spending time with my little niece.  Playing with her has been a good way to transition back to life here as well as a chance for reflection about the past 2 years.  Keeping the quote which opened this post in mind, if you want to hear me ramble about Paraguay, I will be talking at church in London on Feb. 13th, showing some pictures, etc.  You can always call or email me if you want to hear more or have questions.
So what's next?  Well, in a couple of weeks I am driving out to Colorado to start an internship on a small CSA farm.  It runs for the season, from March to November.  I will be working in the gardens and learning about managing a produce farm.  Several people have asked if I will continue posting/emailing/blogging/whatever this is called, and my usual response has always been that there are much more interesting things out there to spend your time reading, but if you want to continue getting updates from me, I'll try to keep them coming from time to time.
For now, thank you to all of you for your support and encouragement, with Peace Corps and in general.  You all are inspiring to me in so many different ways. If anyone will be in the Colorado area this year, let me know and we should meet up!  I hope all of you back on this side of the globe are staying warm and enjoying the Winter!  To people back on the southern side, stay cool, drink some tereré for me and I miss you!

After leaving Paraguay, my good friend Adam and I rented scooters and rode across Argentina for about 3 weeks.  If you want to hear more about our little adventure through South America, you can watch a video and see pictures of the trip at http://scooterstobariloche.blogspot.com/

All of my pictures from Paraguay are posted at these sites:
https://picasaweb.google.com/domingusj
https://picasaweb.google.com/justindomingus

You can find almost all of my email posts and updates from the past couple of years at: http://domingusj.blogspot.com/

Thanks again and have a great weekend!
Peace,
JD