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Home Is Where the Heart Is
Welp, I made it home this past Sunday. The flights were long but it made it much more bearable to have a friend with me the whole time. All the girls from the team were lucky enough to fly from Nairboi to London together. When it was time, it was really hard to part.
I miss it more that I thought I would. I mean, I knew it would be somewhat hard to readjust back into the 'real world' but geez. I miss my team like crazy. I think everybody on that trip would agree with me when i say; the team dynamic can't really be put into words. It was something so special that I know will never be duplicated. I've made 5 new life-long friends that are scattered all over the US (and Canada!) and 4 existing friendships have been strengthened. I can't wait until we can all be in the same place again.
I also find myself singing random Swahili songs. But let me tell you, it's not as much fun when people look at you crazy. Sarah, where you at...??? "Jambo, jambo bwana..."
Another thing, I have this strange desire to build things. I just need a chisel. I want to keep one in my purse.
My life is different. I have new goals, new desires, new expectations and a new life. These feelings that I have, I hope, will stay with me forever. My heart is not in one place. It's in Dandora and on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Part of me is in New Jersey, Boston, Chicago, Chattanooga and Canada (Andrew represents the whole country). I don't feel like I'm home even as I sit in my house. I don't know where I will end up in the next 5 years or even in the next year but I do know that the Lord has begun to spread pieces of my heart all of the world and one day I'll have to go in search for them. And hopefully in that time I will find more adventure, more friends, and more of God.
I miss it more that I thought I would. I mean, I knew it would be somewhat hard to readjust back into the 'real world' but geez. I miss my team like crazy. I think everybody on that trip would agree with me when i say; the team dynamic can't really be put into words. It was something so special that I know will never be duplicated. I've made 5 new life-long friends that are scattered all over the US (and Canada!) and 4 existing friendships have been strengthened. I can't wait until we can all be in the same place again.
I also find myself singing random Swahili songs. But let me tell you, it's not as much fun when people look at you crazy. Sarah, where you at...??? "Jambo, jambo bwana..."
Another thing, I have this strange desire to build things. I just need a chisel. I want to keep one in my purse.
My life is different. I have new goals, new desires, new expectations and a new life. These feelings that I have, I hope, will stay with me forever. My heart is not in one place. It's in Dandora and on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Part of me is in New Jersey, Boston, Chicago, Chattanooga and Canada (Andrew represents the whole country). I don't feel like I'm home even as I sit in my house. I don't know where I will end up in the next 5 years or even in the next year but I do know that the Lord has begun to spread pieces of my heart all of the world and one day I'll have to go in search for them. And hopefully in that time I will find more adventure, more friends, and more of God.
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Comment by Andrew Mills on June 18, 2010 at 11:07am -
:)
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Comment by Paul Hurckman on June 15, 2010 at 10:35pm -
great stuff, cant wait to see you on thurs.
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Comment by Sarah Quick on June 15, 2010 at 3:53pm -
Jambo, Jambo bwana
Kilimanjaro
Hakuna Matataaa hakuna Matataaa
I am right here Jessica :-) Missing you like crazy right back. And I want to build things, too. But somehow I don't think it will be as much fun without my 9 friends by my side. You can always come find me, wherever I am and we can go in search of an adventure and God together :-)
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Comment by Carmen Lanette Cheek on June 15, 2010 at 11:34am -
you took the words from me.
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Comment by Deirdre Wexler on June 15, 2010 at 9:27am -
Wow, so your life has changed - but you knew that that was going to happen. I love that pieces of your heart have been spread all over the world and you will search for them. Good luck in that quest. I can't wait to hear about your trip.
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Comment by Josh Iniguez on June 15, 2010 at 9:06am -
I'm so stoked that you had such an amazing experience Jess! Welcome to the Venture Family, and be careful, these trips get in your blood and pretty soon you'll find yourself headed out on dozens of new adventures in the years to come!
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