Sunday, February 21, 2010

hike in drakensburg

this weekend we went for a hike in the drakensburg mountains.
it was beautiful.

here are some of my thoughts from this week ...

i love the african sky. it never ceases to amaze me.

south africa has more shades of green than i could have ever imagined.

i love long bus rides.

nsync is always a guaranteed hit in a car full of 30 people.

monkeys are disgusting. all types of monkeys. none of them are cute.

south africa is my favorite place on earth.

fresh mangos are my favorite.


i have some great friends.





God is bigger than any of my problems, and it is only in my weakness am i made strong.

i have a lot to learn from the people of south africa.

letters from home are always a lovely reminder of the blessings i have.

God has instilled a passion for Africa in me for a specific reason. i am choosing to embrace that.

i miss starbucks. a lot.

i have the best mom. i got a package with 5 bags of flaming hot cheetos. what a great day.

monkeys hate flaming hot cheetos. it makes them real sick. that makes me happy.

never get between a mother zebra and its baby. bad call.

thunderstorms are quickly becoming one of my favorite things.


the colors of africa are beautiful.

you can never have too much tea, specifically roobios.

i suck at communicating while i am half way around the world.

i love african music.
i wish i could zulu dance like some of the girls here. it is unreal.

i thoroughly enjoy learning about new cultures.

americans apparently don't use their knife enough while eating.

it has become normal for me to eat a chocolate bar a day. probably not a great new habit to pick up.

i like to run more than i thought i did.

i love moleskin journals.

i suck at learning languages.

i feel more alive in africa.

i think that i could live in south africa one day, which both excites and scares me.

i have the best dgroup. i am blessed.



i am prideful.

i need Jesus more and more everyday.

the vibrancy of africa continually surprises me, blesses me, and encourages me.








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