THE CONCLUSION
This study abroad program was much more than a school trip. It was a life changing experience. After this trip I can honestly say that I do see things differently. I appreciate everything I have way more than I ever did and one day I really hope to make a difference in somebody’s life that is less fortunate. I value my education regardless of how much debt I’m going to be in when I graduate because at least I can go; I value the running water I have to brush my teeth with because I know that it’s clean; I value the health care my family can afford because I know that if one of us gets sick there is a hospital to take them; although I’ve lived in an apartment my whole life in a city area where some people look down at I know I value the heat that comes on, the lights that shuts on, and the electricity that turns my stove on. People just remember that the things you complain about daily are in no way in comparison to some people’s situation in other parts of the world. I will forever remember all the kids who can’t go to school but have to work, the 365 orphans who lost their parents due to AIDS, the students who only go to school when it’s child feeding day because they are so hungry, the little girls climbing down a mountain barefoot with sticks on their heads. Out of all the lives there are in this world, I was blessed with mine and I am grateful for everything in it. I will always remember the friends I made and the students I taught in Malawi. <3
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Day TWENTY NINE - Going Home
Day TWENTY NINE – July 15, 2010
Today we went into town to buy last minute souvenirs before we got on our flight. All of us felt like pros when bargaining with the vendors because we did it so much at the market in Zomba; some of us even helped other visitors that were from Europe with bargaining with the vendors because we didn’t want them to get tricked for their money.
I was very excited to get home, but I felt the complete opposite about getting on the plane. Traveling from Africa to the United States is just entirely too long. The first flight is shorter so I did well on that one, but the second flight from Ethiopia to the United States really got to me and I had a middle seat.
We traveled the whole day and got to the United States the following morning. I have never been so happy to the US in my life.
Today we went into town to buy last minute souvenirs before we got on our flight. All of us felt like pros when bargaining with the vendors because we did it so much at the market in Zomba; some of us even helped other visitors that were from Europe with bargaining with the vendors because we didn’t want them to get tricked for their money.
I was very excited to get home, but I felt the complete opposite about getting on the plane. Traveling from Africa to the United States is just entirely too long. The first flight is shorter so I did well on that one, but the second flight from Ethiopia to the United States really got to me and I had a middle seat.
We traveled the whole day and got to the United States the following morning. I have never been so happy to the US in my life.
DAY TWENTY EIGHT - Malawi History
Day TWENTY EIGHT - July 14, 2010
Today we checked out of Club Mackokola after having a very nice breakfast.
On our way back to the capitol city we stopped at nice little museum that taught us all bout the three cultures in Malawi which are Chichewa, Yao, and Ngoni. It was really interesting, but parts of me felt that it would have been a lot more useful to have gone to this museum on the way to Zomba at the bginning of the trip rather than the last few days before we leave.
After the museum, we continued on to Lilongwe to stay at Annie’s Lodge again.
Today we checked out of Club Mackokola after having a very nice breakfast.
On our way back to the capitol city we stopped at nice little museum that taught us all bout the three cultures in Malawi which are Chichewa, Yao, and Ngoni. It was really interesting, but parts of me felt that it would have been a lot more useful to have gone to this museum on the way to Zomba at the bginning of the trip rather than the last few days before we leave.
After the museum, we continued on to Lilongwe to stay at Annie’s Lodge again.
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