Having been home for 3 weeks now and settled back into everyday life I feel it important to reflect on my 3 month South African stay. Before my trip started I had many expectations. I expected to meet some new people, cuddle some babies, experience a new culture and maybe learn a little bit about myself along the way. I never expected to find something that had been absent from my life for all my 21 years. Something I didn't even know was missing...a purpose.
Obviously I'd had goals in my life before...passing school exams, getting into university, studying for my degree...but nothing I have ever achieved until this point fulfilled me the way my work in Munsieville did. For the first time in my life I felt true happiness just solely from the work I was doing. I didn't even think that was possible before. To think that something I was doing could potentially change the lives of some of the Munsieville children, something that didn't even feel like work, is an unparalleled feeling and I am so blessed to have had that opportunity.
I may have given the people of Munsieville 3 months of my life but they have given me something that I will continue to cherish for the rest of my years. My experience changed my life in so many ways.
To the inspiring people of Munsieville,
Thank you for letting me into your lives and becoming my South African family,
Thank you for teaching me so much, not just about the township but about life in general,
Thank you for giving me the confidence to be me,
Thank you for showing me that no matter what life throws at you, no matter how big the struggle, anything can be overcome and there are better days ahead.
Thank you for helping me grow and better equipping me for the challenges I will face in the future.
Thank you for the best 3 months of my life.
I am truly blessed to have met you all and you have enriched my life in a way I can't even explain.
It's not goodbye, it's just "see you soon"!
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