Wow...displacement

This week has been incredibly intense and only two days have passed. We have been in the opening PBOX conference and it is all in spanish. I follow the ideas, but it takes every ounce of brain power i have. The details of laws, policies, and figures always are above me at this point, which is very frustrating. I find myself so full of spanish that I can't speak any language. I do, however, speak in English to the other American trainee, Michelle, Steve from Australia, and Sariah from the UK when I'm feeling overwhelmed. It has been great for my spanish, which is finally starting to return.

Yesterday was a very full introduction and today was more of the photo upp day with politicians and the like. This project is very special, but it took me until today to understand at an acceptable level of detail why they want me and the other trainees here. I'm not sure if I fully know yet, but everything in time.

This week has changed my view of drugs in the US. People look at Cocaine and see status and the party life. What if they looked at it ans saw dead bodies and people forced away from their homes and dignity. Colombia has a domestic problem that is fueled by foreign "oil," which is the drug trade that the developing world desires.

Think on that!