Hello all,
Well, I never thought I would be a blogger. I'm old-school and just love writing my thoughts down with a pen and paper. But, this trip is a big deal in my life and I'm going to miss everyone horribly, so I figured this might be a good way to take you all with me!
I'll try to post here every now and then about what's going on in Africa. Since I haven't left yet, I can only tell you about the planning stage.
This trip has been a long time in the making. I first thought about it last summer, but the ball really started rolling when my friends and I went to a travel agent in February 2007. Originally, I was just supposed to go volunteer in Ghana for two months and come back. Well, it's 6 months later and I am now going on a 7 month long back-packing/volunteering expedition. I guess this is pretty typical of me: Go big or go home!
I see people starting careers, or going to graduate school, etc... and I feel like such a loser! I am actually fleeing the country! I am dropping everything and escaping reality. At the same time, I know I wouldn't be happy if I didn't do it. I have been asked before why I chose to do this, and there are two main reasons:
1) We've been in school for the last 17 years and I need a change!
2) We always hear about Africa from a Western standpoint, but I would like to see and live their lives for myself. Also, it would be interesting to see what their view of US is!
People think you are doing so much good by volunteering, but really, that's a mere drop in an ocean of problems. I think that the effect these people have on me will be a million times greater than the effect I have on them.
I look forward to writing more and hearing your responses. PLEASE! Let me know how you are doing.
With much love,
Thursday, August 16, 2007
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