Hey All!
Sorry for the delay in posting the end of the trip - it's half finished in my computer right now, but life seems to have caught up with me. The olympics didn't help - every time I'd sit down to type some match or race would catch my eye... interesting as it may be, it isn't too conducive to working or focusing.
Things really picked up the last few weeks there - the project got steam and finished successful, I got more time to explore the city, and I really cemented life long relationships with my friends and family. I also began to figure myself out - my hopes and dreams and my strengths and weaknesses. Through that, I began to understand the importance of personal steadfast determination and charisma. If you have it yourself, if you exude it yourself, you can provide fuel and inspiration for anyone to work. People feed off devoted personalities; it gives them confidence and direction. I learned to supply that, even when things seemed most bleak.
Those lessons were priceless. I feel like a lot of things have come full circle... and to see that happen in only a few months is very exciting. I certainly left a lot of myself in Kenya - not in that I've forgotten some part of me, but more in that I'll have to go back to visit sometime soon. Maybe I'll turn it into an extended stay...
Right now I'm in California, getting some family time in before I head back to school on Wednesday. I hope to finish posting the rest of the trip sometime this week, so please bear with me... I promise to leave nothing unfinished.
In the meantime, enjoy the beautiful weather. I've got breakfast now and surfing later...
Scott
Sorry for the delay in posting the end of the trip - it's half finished in my computer right now, but life seems to have caught up with me. The olympics didn't help - every time I'd sit down to type some match or race would catch my eye... interesting as it may be, it isn't too conducive to working or focusing.
Things really picked up the last few weeks there - the project got steam and finished successful, I got more time to explore the city, and I really cemented life long relationships with my friends and family. I also began to figure myself out - my hopes and dreams and my strengths and weaknesses. Through that, I began to understand the importance of personal steadfast determination and charisma. If you have it yourself, if you exude it yourself, you can provide fuel and inspiration for anyone to work. People feed off devoted personalities; it gives them confidence and direction. I learned to supply that, even when things seemed most bleak.
Those lessons were priceless. I feel like a lot of things have come full circle... and to see that happen in only a few months is very exciting. I certainly left a lot of myself in Kenya - not in that I've forgotten some part of me, but more in that I'll have to go back to visit sometime soon. Maybe I'll turn it into an extended stay...
Right now I'm in California, getting some family time in before I head back to school on Wednesday. I hope to finish posting the rest of the trip sometime this week, so please bear with me... I promise to leave nothing unfinished.
In the meantime, enjoy the beautiful weather. I've got breakfast now and surfing later...
Scott
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