This Sunday I am traveling about as far away from Oklahoma as I can… All the way across the globe to Indonesia, with most of our two weeks spent on an island west of Sumatera. I am going with a great friend of mine, Joe Hall, who lived there for the past 3 years and will be the tour guide for the trip. From what I know, we are going to be doing some disaster relief with an International NGO, which includes teaching some farming techniques, some ESL, some construction and some repairs. It is a mixture of traveling for travelings sake while also doing some good. A mixture I think I am preferring, rather than just traveling for the exotic food and beers… While in Trinidad last year I helped build an addition to a building, mixing mortar, stacking cinder blocks, carrying cement, and other labor intensive tasks. It was a way to soak in the culture, be around the locals and do good.
I leave on Sunday, May 11 and will be gone till the 25th. I don’t think I will have computer access, though I will be journaling and taking mad photos… so be on the look out for a random entry and then a dumping when I get back. I can honestly say that I am looking forward to the experience and am getting incredibly anxious for the 30 hour travel day… blah.
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Have a great trip!
God be with you on your journey. Good luck, have fun and come back to us safe.
That is so freakin’ cool (pardon my French). Bon voyage!
I’m so excited and very sad all at the same time. I’m going to miss you!
You know I’m pumped for you! Look forward to hearing stories! (and not that you’ll wanna update this space, but you might be surprised where you find the internet…i was traveling in “third world” places)
Have you seen the new Radiohead video, “All I Need”? I just posted it at my sister’s blog (girlfriday). Seems like one you’d like, too.
yeah…. wow. brings a lot back into focus. what is real. what is important. and how blessed we are here in America.
http://www.girlfridayblog.com/
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