As I’m sitting on the porch listening to the birds and the hot wind rustle through the trees, I can tell you none of this seems real. I know that before I left I said that it wouldn’t hit me until I was on the plane, but to be honest I am here and it still hasn’t hit me. It’s overwhelming to think that I am surrounded by all this beauty and opportunities all the time! I wake up in the morning having to remind myself that I am in Africa. I am constantly worried about not having enough time to experience everything this place has to offer, yet I know that 14 weeks is a long time. I just don’t want to miss out on anything.
It is hard to explain how amazing this place is to others, and I feel like the only people who will truly understand are those who I am sharing this amazing experience with. Africa is nothing like I expected it to be yet I am not disappointed one bit. It has truly surpassed anything I could have imagined. There is a peace here, that is found even though this country is still dripping from its effect of the apartheid.
God has blessed me so much with this amazing opportunity and I am beyond thankful for it! They have told us multiple times that this semester is going to change us. I do not know what that change will look like, but I hope that whatever I experience here will stick with me for the rest of my life. I hope that the things I see and the things I hear will impact me to change the way I’ve been living for the better. All I know is that this semester is going to be exciting, trying, tiring, but most of all unbelievable!
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