Hello all!
Well as most people know by now, I am
no longer in East Africa. In short I was sent home on a medical
withdraw. Needless to say this was pretty devastating. It was hard to
be living your dream, loving every second of it, and then to have it
all taken away just like that. Coming back to the states was
incredibly difficult after being in Kenya. There's really no point in
dwelling on what happened so now I just have to look forward to new
travel experiences and be thankful for the time that I did have in
Africa. Kenya was amazing, beautiful, life changing, eye opening, and
forever changed how I see the world. The people were so kind, the
animals were beautiful, and the landscape was gorgeous.
Since I didn't get to finish out the
semester I am planning on going back to East Africa this fall! The
plan right now is to spend the fall studying conservation in Tanzania
and then spend the spring semester studying at the University of Cape
Town in South Africa! I guess you could say I have the travel bug.
I'm also getting ready to leave for a trip to Europe in just three
weeks! One of the greatest things I gained from this experience was
finally finding out what exactly I want to do with my life. My goal
is to travel as much of the world as possible and try to help people
along the way. I'm considering joining the peace corps after I
graduate from college. This semester, even though cut short, was a
success and I was so lucky to be able to have this experience at all.
This is not the end but merely the beginning of the adventures.
It's so hard to put into words what I
saw there and how amazing it really was. So instead of trying to
explain, I will leave you with a few of my favorite pictures.
And finally, one last shot of Mount Kilimanjaro. This was taken from camp right outside of the showers. I loved seeing this every day and I miss it.
Check back soon for some posts from Europe!
Until next time,
~Emily
