Lessons I Learned
1. I learned how important sustainability and conservation is. We impact our environment and the wild life around us so much but we can make a difference by being aware of how we can impact our surroundings less and by educating others .
2. Traveling helps you be more open, learn more about yourself, and learn more about the world. This makes me want to travel as much as possible!
"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware."- Henery Miller
I think the best way to become more aware of everything around you is traveling!
I think the best way to become more aware of everything around you is traveling!
3.Appreciating what you have is so important because many people have less. But at the same time I realized how little material things matter to me because material things do not make me happy. Sometimes the people who have the least are the happiest people in the world because they know what matters most. Worrying about the small things is silly. What matters most to me are my experiences, lessons learned, and the people i meet. These are the things that I want to remember!
This picture explain what is most important in the African culture. "An
anthropologist thought he would test these African children. He placed
a bowl of fruit underneath a tree and told them that the first one to
reach the tree could have the fruit. When he told the children to run,
they all took each others' hands and ran together. They all enjoyed the
fruit together. This is the African concept of Ubuntu. In my opinion,
it is also why Africa is preyed upon by the vultures untamed and let loose by other cultures.When asked why they didn't run the course alone, they answered, UBUNTU! How can we be happy when others are sad?UBUNTU in Xhosa is roughly translated, "I am because we are."I found this on an African website and wanted to share it with you.Now, if we could just get rid of those vultures"- Cynthia Mckinnley
The people I met in the orphanage in Swaziland were some of the happiest people i have ever met.
4. Volunteering and doing what you can do to help all around the world is so rewarding! Volunteering helped me to not focus on myself so much and see the bigger picture of things. One person can make a difference! When people come together to make a difference, they can do even more!
5. Go for your dreams despite your fears! I overcame my fears a lot during this trip by caving, cliff jumping, scuba diving in a pool, and surfing. I pushed myself to do more than I ever thought was possible! Thank you Graeme and all of my group for your encouragement, I could not have done it without my chummies(friends)!
6. Be a traveler not a tourist. Instead of judging the place and culture, go and learn about it. Find out for yourself. Talk to people, wander around, explore new adventures! "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone" :)
(http://magazine.good.is/articles/africans-post-positive-images-of-continent-combat-media-stereotypes?upw ) An article and a twitter account that explains why you should not judge a place just by what you hear about it.
7. Disconnecting from technology is good to do every once in a while because it forces you to live in the moment and reflect on yourself and your life.
(http://magazine.good.is/articles/africans-post-positive-images-of-continent-combat-media-stereotypes?upw ) An article and a twitter account that explains why you should not judge a place just by what you hear about it.
7. Disconnecting from technology is good to do every once in a while because it forces you to live in the moment and reflect on yourself and your life.
Absolutely amazing Taylor. Can't wait for the rest of it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Graeme :) Actually the name of my blog is a Work in Progress because I meant that I am / my life is a work in progress haha but I might add more if I think of anything.
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