It is unreal that there are just three days left until we all board the plane(s) and jet set half way around the world... no big deal right?! This morning I packed my car up and am anxious to head to Holland and hopefully relax a bit, maybe check out my boat and soak up some sunshine!!! I took a minute this morning to take it all in, and let me tell you that as of late, thoughts of gratitude and being excited were few and far between. This week posed a lot of challenges for me, coming to terms with packing my life in a suitcase for three weeks, the enormity of what I will be immersed in three short, speedy days is hard for me to fully grasp. I don't think this trip would have its full meaning if it didn't set you up for a flurry of emotions. I hate saying goodbye and I of course get homesick--I'm the girl who hated sleepovers....
I will credit the group of individuals that I will be traveling with there is an energy among them all that subsides any nerves, I think that is because we are all in the same boat we are all experiencing highs and lows and emotions that cannot be put into words. I struggle with the unknown too what I will be feeling, what I will be seeing, and what lives I will be moved by. We talked yesterday about working at the Angela Davis school which is located in a suburb outside Pikine which has millions of people living there. the thing is all the students who attend that school are in severe poverty but are producing outstanding school achievement --- from what our professors said they said that the sights that we will see there are ones you would only think you'd see in a movie. I am looking forward to being put out of my element and to really have an immense sense of thankfulness in my life and where I come from.
I will credit the group of individuals that I will be traveling with there is an energy among them all that subsides any nerves, I think that is because we are all in the same boat we are all experiencing highs and lows and emotions that cannot be put into words. I struggle with the unknown too what I will be feeling, what I will be seeing, and what lives I will be moved by. We talked yesterday about working at the Angela Davis school which is located in a suburb outside Pikine which has millions of people living there. the thing is all the students who attend that school are in severe poverty but are producing outstanding school achievement --- from what our professors said they said that the sights that we will see there are ones you would only think you'd see in a movie. I am looking forward to being put out of my element and to really have an immense sense of thankfulness in my life and where I come from.
Looking forward I am already finding ways in which once i learn about education there and the conditions there how I will be able to work from the U.S and try to implement some suggestions, I know it may be a far fetch idea, but no idea is too small these days after all I never imagined I would be traveling to Africa. I have spent the past three weeks working through the literature and regulations and treaties and education policies from around the world and within our own and it has been amazing all the information I have learned and what we will be immersed in or that progress is being made!
Thank you to all of you who have sent wonderful messages and love and support throughout the past couple of months, it has meant so much. All messages are tucked away in my carry-on and will be my motivation, encouragement and my love away from home. I look forward to blogging throughout my adventures and hopefully posting pictures from time to time and video as well! This has been quite the journey up until this point and I'm not even there yet, I can only imagine what is awaiting me come Sunday. I hope to post one more time before I leave the states, until then take care and enjoy the sunshine!
You are great!
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