i’ve been back stateside for the past few months now. after two years of living and working abroad, the effects of the pandemic landed me back in austin. it has been 2 years of less air conditioning, more sunsets
less passing people without greeting them, more laughter
less concrete, more nature
less media, more conversation
less purchases, more gifts
less English, more Swahili
less money, more wealth
less gyms, more hikes
less talking, more listening
less brain, more heart
a lot of people ask how I lived in such a rural area or how I managed “without” certain things , but the truth is that for the past two years, I’ve never lived so abundantly. happy to see what this next chapter holds, and to carry what I have learned. I'm so happy to have been a part of continuing youth education, particularly girls education. It's a cause I'm still going to work towards
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