Nicole....and journeys

My Grandparents asked my mom if I had joined a cult!!!!!! Because of course, they figure there's no way I (or anyone else) would want to work in a non-western country otherwise.

ARGH! I admit there's humour there, but I would be lying if I said it didn't also frustrate me...just a little....

One of the biggest problems I'm encountering now is family. Well parent especially. I feel like everytime I talk about this with my mom, we end up in a fight. Whether it's about finances or how it fits into my life plan or just the "be careful" speech. I think watching the movie "The Constant Gardiner" freaked her out a bit. She hasn't brought it up recently but there's really nothing to be scared about. Most places in Africa are quite safe and there's really nothing to worry about. I mean there's always a risk but I wouldn't want a kind of life where I don't take any risks. Of course it doens't mean being stupid it just means knowing what you're getting into and knowing what could happen and how best to avoid that. I sometimes feel like I have absolutely no support from her, or from anyone else for that matter, but it's something I really want to do and well, after having broken up with guys over this, it's going to take something really big to stop me.

I do have another blog, and I'll still be updating it for a while, but I figure that this style will be better when I'm overseas. There's more flexibility.

Last weekend was my first training/preparation weekend for the possibility of my going to Africa. I don't know what I will be doing there and to be honest, I'm more excited than scared about going to somewhere completely unknown to me. It'll be hard and I'm sure I will run into many obstacles both on the way and while I'm there but I hope that they will only benefit me. And I hope to share all my experiences and all my travels with all of you as well. I don't even know when or where I'm going yet.

Scary!!!!