I have 12 days left in Uganda. I cannot believe how many
things I have experienced and how many emotions I have felt since being here.
The time has flown by. As of today I have been here just short of four months.
Almost the same amount of time I spent at my last summer job, almost the same
amount of time as my last semester at trinity. This semester abroad, though it
has been significant, as not been more significant than the four months I spent
working in Banff or the eight months I spent living with a wonderful group of
girls at Trinity… and I think that is absolutely a blessing.
There is no need to live a life of adventure, though
adventure can be wonderful, it brings very little that can not be found at
home. I’m thankful for the chance I had this semester to go on a safari, swim
in Lake Victoria, and live with Ugandans, but I am more thankful for each and
every relationship that I got to participate in this semester. Much of what I
treasure most from this semester is probably the time spent just being with people. Nights spent ‘doing homework’ in the lounge, communal dinners in the dining hall, the many car rides with all the people from my practicum (especially baby JohannaJ).
Being in Africa didn’t make this semester special… if anything, being in Africa
made this semester really hard… but the people I met through this semester made
it completely worth it.
Location really doesn’t matter. Relationships really do
matter. I hope realizing this will help me to be more content at home… that
being said, I am about to embark on a two month adventure through Europe,
pretty sure location is going to play a huge role… but hopefully at the end of
the next two months I will once again be able to sit back and appreciate the
people I’ve met… more than the things I’ve done.
(Already had to say goodbye to BabyJo... gonna miss this
beautiful girl... glad her Momma promised to send me photos :)
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