These Past few days have been so bittersweet and really emotional. Transitioning back to the way of life in your home country isn't always easy. I was aware it wouldn't be from my last experience away from home but this time I'm finding it really difficult in ways that I didn't when I came back from the UK. It seems that every time I return to the United States I get cultural shock. I never seem to get it upon arriving to another country but only when I come home. I remember experiencing it for the the first time when I came home from Samoa. I was 15 years old and about to start my sophomore year of High School and mind really couldn't comprehend how Americans as a whole had so much but were often so unhappy and negative. I had seen the people in Samoa with next to nothing always smiling and singing joyful songs. It was so strange! I thought why are Americans such complainers. I even recognized this complaining attitude in myself. Was it just that we had a sense of entitlement and when we didn't get what we wanted we fuss and whine.
Well every time I come back I see these negative traits more and more in our country. I see all that we have (i.e. wide open spaces, freedom, public education, clean water, the list goes on and on) and I am blown away. EVERYTIME.
on another note
So much has happened since I last blogged on Friday. Saturday I had a nice lunch with my Spanish "family" and then we went out to a party. We didn't get home til late. So I didn't get to bed til after 2 in the morn and then we woke up about 3 hours later to take me to the airport. About 27 hours later (it was a LONG trip home 4 airports, 3 planes and 16 hours of flight time) I was in my bedroom. So surreal. I feel so blessed to have experienced life in another country and to have had no real big problems. I know God was protecting me during my time away.
With that said. I just want to Thank all of you who kept me in your prayers. Thank you so much!! So very much!!
I really have a lot of blogging to do. There are still so many photos I want to share. Hopefully these next couple weeks I will get around to sharing them all.
Below are a few from the day I snapped photos of Bianca and Enok
Yet another country has stolen a piece of my heart. Praying the Lord provides away for me to return. The thought of not seeing my friends for a long period of time makes my heart hurt. I love them all so much and am thankful we have the internet to communicate through.
Well now I think I will work on another video!
xo
-esther
1 comment:
Welcome Home! We have enjoyed watching your adventure from afar!!! Covina is glad to have you back!!!
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