africa

i havent talk alot about africa since i have been back. i really havent known what to say. i couldnt tell you what i learned or what i got from it. the experience i think went even deeper than i thought, because honestly i didnt think that it changed me that much. but now looking back i realised something, i was me in africa. i laughed, played with Jesus, loved people, and just hung out. it was simple. it was nice. i still cant put into words what it was, maybe because i am still trying to figure it out. but i know this, i miss it. when i first got back, africa seemed so distant, the memory of being there. it actually seemed liked i had never been. but as time goes by and the futher africa gets from me, the more i remember, the more i want to go back. i still wouldnt ever want to live there for years and years but i could spend a great deal of time there. it is just simple. i was looking at pictures tonight and just remembering all my laughs with alex and tyler. and just really enjoying the memory of it. im really glad that i went with them. they will be friends for life. although, we havent spoken much since we have been back, i know that when we are all around each other it will be as if we were never apart, we will just pick back up where we left off. i love friends like that. anyways, africa was amazing. i thought of it today. i missed it today. i wished i was there today. africa, you are amazing. one day soon we will meet again, and our lives will collide. one day soon. one day.

one of my favorite memories in africa was when we went camping for the weekend. alex, tyler, suzanne, caleb, eric, and myself. we had so much fun, although we almost got kicked out of a ministry school, hahaha, it was well worth it. we had fun. that night we had a couple beers, and laughed. it was fun, we were on a mission looking for a cure from the mission school. ironic huh? but really we were. it was awesome. i wouldnt change anything. what a beautiful place we stayed at that night. the water had glowing things in it. we all went swimming late at night. the kind of swimming that is freedom to your soul haha. and spirit for that matter. we had never laughed so hard that night. i love laughing. it is freedom to your soul and spirit. africa, what a memory.