Friday, May 9, 2014

Corrections!

I had written about the wonderful boxes I received from Megan, my dad, and my mom. All the boxes are still great and beautiful, but I think I made an error. While home over the last month I was eating dried apricots from the Austin box, and writing a letter to Aunt Judy. The apricots were wonderful and I was answering a card that Judy put in Megan's box, when my apricots were gone and I went back to the box for the second bag, I noticed that Megan had used Judy's address for the return address on the box, I at first attributed this to laziness, as if you didnt have time to write out your own full address you would just use somebody that lived close to you and had an easier address to write. But then I realized Megans street would actually be easier to write than Judy's... and that Judy didnt just slip a card in Megan's box.... She actually sent me the box!!!! It didnt change how much I loved the content of the box, but it did give me a slightly different feeling. When it was Megan's box I had imagined it displayed in the kitchen, maybe holding some Mediterranean spices. But Judy's box reminds me of that cool box in the top of the closet with all these old black and white photos that you love to get out and show people. When I leave here someday I would have picked the person I thought to be the coolest volunteer, and put in everything I thought was handy and given them Megans box because it was special and cool to me. Now I know that Ill put everything special to me that has come from everybody I love at home, and carry it all home again with me inside of Judy's box because it makes me feel warm and cozy and cared for... and still pretty cool. Sorry about the mix up. Im going home soon to eat the beef jerky and potato chips, I have been saving them in Basse.

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