The pictures are of the neigborhood children Carolina (1 pic has her in it) and I got to meet and are now friends with—they are wonderful!!! They come up and hug me right away.
Soo…only 1 month left, I’m truly having a hard time thinking about that. Yesterday Carolina, the Spanish girl that also lived in the residence, left back to Spain. It was sad seeing her leave and think that that would be me in a few days. But on to the fun things that I’m planning so I don’t realize I’m leaving until the day actually comes… J
- I’m hoping to leave for Goma, in the east of the DRC, bordering with Rwanda. It’s been a conflict area and I wanted to learn a bit more before I left because I’ve been given the opportunity to go for a good price. I will be staying with someone I know there and am arranging some tours with some NGOs there as well as visiting the families of some of the girls here.
- I’m coordinating a conference at the University of Kinshasa with the Rector and the Chief of Mission at the US Embassy for the 21st of June—cross your fingers because it might actually work out and I might have to be the moderator in a crowd of about 500 Congolese students. J
- I’m heading off to a few celebrations—the Swedish national day celebration at the embassy this Friday and the 30th of June celebration with the choir.
I’ve had an amazing experience that will shape the way I see life from now on. One thing that I hope to share with whomever is reading this is that we accomplish the most in life when we don’t settle for comfort. Comfort is something that so many take for granted but which so few have the luxury to have.
Oh, if anyone is reading this and has contacts in Paris—the choir is looking for a place to stay for a few days in the middle of August—they are a great group of people and I hope I can do them this favor. I’m trying to get in touch with some places, but any help would be great.
Botondi Mingi—Merci—Thank you
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