My Dinner Blessing

I hope you always remember

These past two weeks and these amazing people:

Our skillful guides, our incredible Elvis!

The Calanoa staff who have made us so comfortable

The inspiration that Diego & Marlene have given, 

  with their generous spirits and open hearts, 

The thought provoking activities of Lee & Farhad

The endless laughter of your classmates

I hope you tell and retell these stories

Of snakes & sloths, bug bites and sun burns

Climbing vines and floating forests

Of hanging tents and sinking canoes

Of early morning dolphin sightings and

Late night cockroach killings

I hope these stories are told over and over,

Until your grandchildren beg you to stop

But secretly write them down in  a biography about you 

I hope you remember the stars

The way you felt when you sat in the boat, in the lagoon,

Just a spec in the universe

But most of all, I hope this experience makes you hungry for more

That you find ways of making the Earth a better place and

Traveling the world to share how wonderful you are with everyone you meet