Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Perpetual wander... or not

Its funny the more place I go the more places I want to go.......
Just being here has made me want to see more of Africa, the animals in Kenya, the great stretch of desert in the Sahara, the effect the apartheid still has South Africa.
Even though I hate classes and homework, I am person who loves to learn. I love experience and receiving a deeper understanding because of the things I experience.
this semester though has taught me the value though of being home the value of the deep relationships that form. As one might expect it's impossible to not be extremely close with the people I am in Africa with. But there's part of my head that keeps on thinking that in a couple of months it will all be over. Sure some friendships will last, but it will be like shorter. Long distance friendships based on past events and trying to stay connected through current ones.
Part of me wants to be in one place forever. Building deep relationships, relationships where you have known the person so long that you forget how you met them. This is something that nomad me has rarely had.
Which is why I'm so excited for my year and a half left at CCU, actually being somewhere for more then a year is starting to sound pretty great. I'm ready to plant my feet somewhere for awhile and see what fruits may grow.

Monday, October 4, 2010

I found out today that my dream job, working with kids in God's creation, is in Gulu, Uganda. What's going on here God? I thought Uganda was the last place you were calling me to