I’m back!!!!
As I watched the plane cross onto land of American soil tears gathered in my eyes. Once the Captain announced on the intercom that we had reached Texas & would land in about an hour tears again welled up, I held myself together but man oh man was I antsy to be home. The plane began to decend and as I saw my city, Houston, Texas I no longer could contain my excitement & I let the tears fall. What a journey, I still can not believe that I am back sitting in the comfort of my own home. From Sri Lanka my plane flew an hour to the Maldives to let passengers off and then continued for 7 hours to Dubai International Airport. In Dubai I had a very long 8 hour layover & then continued on a 16hour & 35min flight to the Grand Ole state of Texas.
Now that I’m back I’m constantly reminding myself of my time in Sri Lanka.. nervous that I’ll forget even a second of my time there. Because I went without constant or even frequent wifi or any type or internet I wasn’t able to blog as much as I’d hoped, but I did journal everyday and man am I thankful for that. I’ll have to go and read through each day & soak up every memory I’ve written. I have learned so much during my time away and I am thankful for the knowledge gained. My current goal is to finish school, save money & to make my way back to Sri Lanka. Now that I have the knowledge of the country and the understanding of the stigma held towards Mental Health I must make my way back to help in anyway possible. Having this opportunity to see and experience life so differently than how it is in America, I have new outlooks on the world, & on life. I will never be the same, & I am thankful for that. I will continue working here in America.. but have chosen to nanny until I am finished with school so I can actually finish school. I loved working with Texas Children’s Hospital but sadly just didn’t have the schedule to get classes done. Once I graduate I will apply for my Child Life Specialist Certification with TCH and complete the internship process with them (fingers crossed). From there I will use my degree & certification to travel back to Sri Lanka helping the children & all locals with their Mental Health. I will then come back to Texas Children’s. I know this is all very far in the future, But a girl can dream, right!! Dreams do come true… I just came back from mine. Gotta start dreaming a new one now. The world needs our help, so let’s get dreamin’!
XOXO, Stay Golden !!
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