Post Camino stuff

[Ana Young]

Russ, I second the congratulations for your first
skydiving experience as an ex-pilgrim (the first of
more?). Welcome home, yes, it is a very disorienting
experience. Take advantage of this down time to
reflect on it, write your diaries, communicate with us
and plan the next one. Trying to "force" it out of
your system if it just won't leave makes no sense to
me.

I was whisked off to Japan almost before I had a
chance to breathe when I got back from my first
Camino, and it has had a strange effect on my
experience here. It's only now, almost a year later
and almost time to leave, that I finally feel like
tuning in a little to the touristic wonders around
here. A pilgrim needs the down time in a non-stressful
environment, as I have not been able yet to
internalize it all.

I have a lifelong dream, too, and this pilgrim may
have a chance to try it soon. It has to do with Spain
and it has to do with my staying there. We'll see ...
meanwhile, best wishes on your planning for the second
Camino. My second comes, most likely, next spring (if
not this fall ;-)

Besos,
Ana

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Irwin" <rirwinaUSAOR.NET>
> To: <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:58 PM
> Subject: Post Camino stuff
>
>
> > I've been feeling the need to share this here and
> I apologize if it may
> seem not relevant to some,
> > but from much of what I've read (and experienced
> myself) there is a
> disorienting feeling once one
> > gets back home and into everday life again. Also,
> I'm one of the ones who
> didn't make it the whole
> > way even though it had an impact on my life that
> will endure for the rest
> of my life (and beyond
> > <g>).
> >
> > Anyway, since I've been back I finally fulfilled a
> lifelong dream. I've
> always "wanted" to go
> > skydiving, and two weeks ago I "chose" to do it!
> (there's a big difference
> between those two words)
> > That means that at age 53, after about 6 hours of
> ground training, I
> jumped out of a perfectly good
> > airplane at 13,500 feet! It was FANTASTIC!!
> >
> > Did the Camino in some way lead me to this? I
> don't know, but I know that
> I still can't get the
> > Camino out of my mind and will most likely be
> going back next year to pick
> up where I left off.
> >
> > Russ


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