estamos de vuelta del paraíso (we've returned from paradise)

i'm absolutely in love with the yucatan...with the mayan people, the food, the beaches, the language, the folk art, the slow, laid back lifestyle. i haven't really left it yet. it's in my breath...slow and deep. i still see with the eyes i had there, seeing beauty everywhere, whether i'm looking at a beach full of conch shells and sea glass or the humble dwellings of the locals in the barrios, the dogs that were everywhere, the lush, green jungle. as i get back to work, to the normalcy of life here, to the hustle of the traffic, i still have the vivid energy of the yucatan radiating from me. i'm so grateful...