So I know that it
has been awhile since I have written a blog post. It is so hard to believe that
I have been back in the US for a month now. Adjusting back to life in the US
has definitely had its ups and downs, which I was definitely expecting. It has been
so great to see all my family and friends and to talk with them about the
wonderful time I had in South Africa. It is also just difficult sharing
everything that happened to me while I was in South Africa. So much happened in
the three and a half months I was there, it is hard to just pick a place to
start sharing my experiences, and even harder to share the new beliefs and
values that I now believe in. That this is because of difficulty of not being
able to fully express just how my time in South Africa has changed me as a
person, which I think is the most important part about my time in South Africa.
I think that people do realize that I have changed but I don’t think they
realize just in what ways I have changed. And the only way they are really going
to see that change is time.
It is also
extremely difficult to feel that kind of satisfaction that I got from working
in South Africa compared to working here in the US. I have been volunteering at a hospital close
to me, hoping it would help me readjust, but it is just makes me miss working
at Tafelsig Clinic even more. I miss the fast-paced working place Tafelsig, where I
was really looking at the health of the patient on all facets of their life,
whereas volunteering at the hospital, it is very business-like and just about
finding what is wrong and getting them out. There is just a lack of compassion
in the hospital compared to Tafelsig, and I really miss that compassion.
I also miss living
at the house and seeing everyone. My house is a little bit too quiet now a
days, which I am not used to after living with everyone for so long. I also
miss the spontaneous way that we live while in South Africa, always making last
minute plans and just going with the flow. It doesn’t always work like that
here in the US just because people already have their plans set of what they
are going to do. I definitely took that way of living for granted while I was
there and I do miss it a lot.
Not to say that
everything has been awful since returning to the US. I was definitely happy to
see my family again, especially my sister who I missed a lot and I was glad to
find out she was doing great. I also missed my friends, so seeing them again
was so great. I am also looking forward to the future because my time in South
Africa has made me realize that I do want to see more of the world and explore
places because the world is filled with amazing people, and I want to meet as
many as I can. Even though my time in South Africa is over, I know that it is
only the beginning of my journey to be the best version of myself that I can
possibly be. I will never forget my time in Cape Town and I know I will carry
all that I have learned from my time there. So thank you Cape Town, it has
truly been amazing.
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