These past two weeks I have been trying to collect my thoughts and feelings about then and now and life in general and I can't help but feel kind of like Frodo Baggins after his big adventure through Middle Earth when he writes
“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand there is no going back."
Ok ok, so I can't say my adventure was quite as dramatic but there is some definite truth to his words. After any kind of experience you can't just pretend like it never happened. I'm still playing the puzzle game- trying to piece together this new life of mine and figuring out how I'm going to fit Africa into the fabric of my life. To move forward- not on. America and Ghana are two completely different worlds so it has been quite a task melding the two together in my heart and brain.
I'm finding that the goals, dreams, and things that make me happy are completely different from the ones I had when I boarded that plane July 3.
Life here is a lot less epic and I think that has been the biggest adjustment for me.
BUT I can now proudly say that I can go a whole day without crying, even just a little, for Ghana.
This marks the beginning of a whole new chapter in my life- the graduated from college chapter. It terrifies me to think about building a career but I get more and more excited about it as the days go by- I just need to get myself a real job first.
I can't wait for all of the adventures life has in store for me- at home and abroad- so stay tuned!
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