Understanding...it's not that easy.

I wanted so badly for my parents to understand why I wanted to be in Guatemala...what that country means to me, why my heart feels pulled to be there. I wanted them to feel the same way I do...but I knew they wouldn't completely understand. They support me, they want me to move...they just don't have the same longing that I have.
At first they didn't understand my feelings - or even see my point of view. But we got caught up one night in conversation with five others at our dinner table. The joy, love, and peace that was coming from each and everyone of them was unreal...my parents even felt it.
The people at our table were talking to my parents about everything that I was feeling in my heart! One of the guys there understood what I had been trying to tell them this whole time. This place is unique, it is a magical place that no-one really understands unless you come, you experience the people, and the surroundings! Finally, there was someone who really got me....got it!

..."Guatemala still has this almost gravitational pull, and those who have felt it know what I speak of. There seems to be magic in the air here. You can feel it the moment you look out the window from your landing airplane as you fly over majestic mountain ranges, volcanoes, and a sprawled capital city that spills over into neighboring ravines and plateaus." Argueta

I am not saying that this is where I am going to spend the rest of my life, but it is where I want to spend some of my life.
Maybe, I can make a difference?