In a few hours i will going on a little plane with all 11 of my team memebers to San Miguel Del Bala a community of indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon!!! Im SOOO excited, but a part of my heart is also a tad bit broken... being in La Paz for the past week has slowly been changing my mindset about a lot of stuff and it feels like we have built a home here, befriending our hosts here, seeing other travellers come and go.
Felt like this was our stand-by of making relationships and connections with people from abroad in Bolivia, pretty amazing to say the least. In the past week we´ve befriended some pretty amazing people, Germans, South Africans, a girl from Montreal, and a girl from England. Being impacted by every single life as we all experienced the same time of culture shock, missing friends and family, attempting to speak spanish (well not for me but for my team lol). It was a great way of seeing how interconnected we are, and the love for adventure and thirst for change brings people from all walks of life together.
We got to spend a bit more time with our friend Adriaan from South Africa, felt like we had an extra team member, as he participated in highs and lows and life stories- it was awesome! Learning a bit about what life was like for him back home and all his travel plans for the months ahead, made for some really ispiring conversations, that have really set up this trip for me- Free falling, plans abandonded and moved by the Spirit.
Sharing my life story with the team and Adriaan last night made me realize how much life stories is so much more than just sharing "stuff" that has happened in your life but more about testimony and how the life that i have lived up until now is shaping every move i make in the present. Sharing who you are, the broken, the garbage, the meaningful, the awakenings- all adds up to encouragment and reflection.
Moving ahead and away from La Paz makes me realize that I come on these trips with a heart ready to love and I leave with SO much more love from the people i´ve met. Im constantly changed and stretched by my experiences, goodbye´s are always tough- but returning is near... See you soon! :-)
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