Flying High


The reunion!

        Monday I get to pick up Anthea from the Airport! Anthea is someone I look up to the most. I've never met someone so similar to me when it comes to visions and ideas. She inspires me to not only be the best version of myself but also to keep molding that 'best version' to become even stronger. It's been a long time since we've been apart, but we are always communicating with each other, she has been a big help in my work. I met Anthea long before I came to South Africa and it felt like we connected immediately. The two weeks that we had with each other were probably in the top ten best moments of my life. Going to the airport was a three-hour adventure with a pit stop at a mall and bookstore! It felt like Christmas morning sitting at the airport waiting for all my family to get downstairs so we could open our gifts together. When Anthea finally came out I was so happy to see her. I promise. I know I looked terrified but it was such a happy reunion and we have so much to catch up on. Not to mention all the work we need to get done!


One of my favorite pictures of Melkhoutfontein

        I can't put into words how it feels to live here, surrounded by a community that cares for me and new friends and family. It's sad to know I only have a month left. I honestly don't ever want to leave. At the same time, I have been working on the future ahead of me. I'm going to finish school at Flagler College located in Saint Augustine, Florida. While the oldest signs of homo sapiens originate in the Blombos caves located in Stilbaai, St. Augustine is one of the oldest settlements of America founded by colonists from Spain. It's funny how things work out. Even with my near future planned out in America, I know I'm coming back here. My job isn't finished, and I know I have a month left but my work here is infinite. Coming back is something I can promise because I've made myself a home here. I've found something I'm so passionate about that I'm excited every day to come to work, even if it means waking up early and sitting down at a desk to work on my computer the majority of the day, I'm doing what I love, with and for the people that I love. I've been here two months but it's felt like I've spent two lifetimes in Melkhoutfontein that's how welcoming the people are. This being said, I am still so excited about my journey in Namibia and coming home to my blood family, whom I miss very much. Since traveling all over the world this year I have created so many homes and communities for myself a part of me is placed all over the world and I still have so many more people and communities that I will discover and become a part of.


       




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