OH SOUTH AFRICA!
Now that is almost time to part, and
everyone is winding now it seems to me like everyone is doing a lot of self
reflecting, which in my opinion is great; and so have I. I can honestly that I have checked off a couple
of my bullet points on my bucket list. Since when I was a young girl and I
always say those commercials asking to help poor children in Africa who do not
have anything and are dying of hunger and thirst. I always wanted to be that person
helping them out, not just sending them money while sitting at home and
watching T.V. In a way I was able to do that through Christel House on
Sami Day, by going to poor communities and giving out sandwiches and hotdogs
that we prepared at school.
I can honestly say that my
experience in South Africa has been great; Thank God nothing has happened to
me, (knock on wood). I’ve been able to meet very interesting people everywhere
I’ve been, well I mostly also don’t have a problem meeting new people since I
consider myself pretty friendly. I honestly feel like I have changed, and for
the better, not that I was a bad person before but I’m definitely a better
person now. I’m glad because now I have more confidence in myself.
The group is very torn--- some are
ready to go home and some do not want to go home. I know I'll be very sad to go
home but at the same time I am looking forward to graduating and hopefully being an active member of society. I am also a new
aunt and Godmother to be. I have a feeling that this summer is going to be a
good one.
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| Snigdha, Sarah, and Jen |
I am a bit worried as to how
different I’m going to be when I get back home, and how my interactions are
going to be with the people that I normally hangout with but regardless I know I'll have the people
that are on this trip to be able to talk to them and relate. I have made
what I like to believe are friendships that will last a life time which I’m really
happy about.
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