| Sunday, August 10, 2008 |
| Onward to Okahandja |
5:00 AM
Sunday, August 10
Four days without an entry and you would expect I might have so much to say. Fact is, words have been difficult to come by for this trip; sorting out my thoughts has been tough for me to do.
And, although Kat and I will be leaving Arandis in less than three hours, and will be getting on a plane for our trip home Tuesday evening, the trip and experience here is not over yet. Our next stop is Okahandja; only three hours away, yet seemingly still a different world than Rehoboth and Arandis.
After taking all of yesterday to make our rounds to see the families, I am never sure what to say anymore. Do I say goodbye? Do I say see you later? Do I say see you next time? Many have expectantly asked, so when will you be back; as if it is a foregone conclusion that I will be. For many, the expectation IS that I will be.
That's quite an expectation in a world I do not have absolute control over future events.
Being here with Kat, and trying to see this trip through her eyes, continues to be a great experience. One that I will reflect and think back on for years to come. Now, instead of hearing me talk about it, she has experienced it herself and I'm sure her reality was different than her expectations based upon my accounts of the people and place, or the accounts of others she has talked with.
What she will soon see and feel for herself, however, is that the experience really never ends. You bring it back with you. Like any experience, it now becomes part of your life, in what you think, say or do. I am anxious to watch and listen. |
posted by Don @ 12:03 AM  |
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