"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Mark Twain
So Indonesia's off, but it looks like Uganda's on! The friends who I was meant to be travelling with have decided not to do Indonesia, which is completely fine because I thought I wanted to do a volunteer placement anyway. Sometimes things happen for a reason! When I was in India in the summer the project work we did was by far the best part- Bisham and Numraj where the babies (2+7) of the Nepalese women who worked there are all over my walls. Playing with them and talking to them was the most memorable and rewarding part of my trip. I think that if I'm going to travel, which I certainly am until the day I die, I want it to be leaving a good mark. And I don't just mean giving a little child a few rupees or meeting amazing people. I want to go all the way, I want to work it, live it, entirely engulf myself in it. And to go to Africa would be absolutely incredible. Especially Uganda with all of the KONY hype at the moment. Its just meant to be. The people who I have applied to volunteer with are called IVHQ (only sent it about 7 minutes ago so still awaiting a reply) are New Zealand based and so good! Their youtube channel is amazing and there are loads of videos on there from volunteers. They are so well priced, seem very reliable and have assured me about travelling on my own!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovBOeZZo1TA - a video of an IVHQ volunteer in Kenya.
Going to Africa would be completely insane. I've studied it in World Development for so long, with all its issues and the conflicting programs for its help, but to actually go there and be doing something small but actually impacting would be absolutely incredible. So much different then discussing the IMF and World Bank in a clean, sterile classroom.
Anyway, I've spent the whole weekend in the library doing my essay. It's 3000 words but for the first time in MY LIFE i have gone over by about 200. I accidently deleted the last 400 in the library earlier so had to write the end, soul destroying I tell you. Anyway, just gunna have a quick whizz over the editing and send it off tonight.
SEEING FLORENCE + THE MACHINE TOMMOROW AND MY LITTLE SISTER IS COMING UP TO SEE ME! I'm so excited she said she was bringing marmite. What a gem.
Usiku mwema
(Good Night in Swahili)
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