A Comfortable Adventure

I have now been on the Africa continent for close to 3 weeks. I have been away from the comfort of Canada for longer than this before, like when I was on Class Afloat, but for some reason my stay in Africa has been different than my first few weeks on the Concordia. The most notable difference being that I am on my own. I am someone who likes to be surrounded by close friends; it is rare that I am given a blank slate to work with. Being alone in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language is a dangerous combo. It’s an uphill battle.

Now all that being said, I do have to remind myself that I am only 3 weeks into my African adventure, and I have to accept that "adventures" are not easy. However they do provide excitement. For example, today I had some time to kill before driving back to Maji from HEAL so I decided to research flights to Zanzibar. Where else could I just casually toy with the idea of taking a few days, hop on a plane and chill off of the east coast of Tanzania?

So after I got home i listened to some music that reminded me of home and i started to see my “hardships” in a new light. Living in Goma has opened so many doors for me. The opportunities are endless. Sure its going to be hard, but at the end of the day i have to ask myself where do you really want to be right now? And more times than not the answer is going to be, “RIGHT HERE!”