ANECDOTE NO. ONE: ON THE BUS

People often comment that it’s amazing we survive childhood. The one-hundred plus hours Eli and I spent on the bus traveling between La Paz and Puerto Montt inevitably were always shared with children. Our bus excursion thus provided plenty of opportunities to reflect on the unmatched resilience and unwavering vigor of the child. Now, I can’t help but wonder why more people don’t comment on how amazing it is we survive childhood with functioning voiceboxes.