Lou Ann's African Summer 2007
Final Post
I thought I had some more things to type about, but as the two weeks since returning to the U.S. have passed, the urgency of typing about the details of the trip has faded. Instead, I have some general thoughts to share with you.
After Debbie returned home, she and I got together for coffee one morning. She referred to something that I was also feeling. After having spent two weeks in a place where "necessities" are truly "necessary", returning to the U.S. makes so many things seem trivial. So many of the things that we think we need, so many of the things that we are willing to argue about/for, so many of the things that seem so important ... are simply petty. I have seen this almost every day in my own life, and have felt it during conversations with friends over the past two weeks. Here in the U.S., a grand majority of us have luxurious homes, even if we are told by the government that we live in "poverty". We have access to more than enough food to eat. Even in the "smoggy" cities, we breathe clean air. We are surrounded by beauty, both man-made and natural.
I am sure that over the upcoming months, and hopefully years, I will continue to process my experiences in Africa and will learn more lessons about God and about the life that he has given me.
You will notice that there are now photos at the top of this page. They are just a small random sampling of the images that I took in Africa. I am in the process of putting some of my photos into a Flickr account/set. You can view all of the photos that I've uploaded to Flickr so far HERE. I haven't yet uploaded all of the photos that I intend to ... so keep checking back to that Flickr set.
You can also see some of the more select photos from my trip in my portfolio. I will upload them to that site much more selectively (from a photographer's perspective) and probably only a couple at a time. Use the following links:
Here are the photos that I have posted most recently.
Here is a place where I will eventually dump most/all of the Africa photos that I've put in my portfolio.
Here is my entire portfolio, just in case you're bored. :-)
As I said, this is my last post on this Africa blog. (I think....) From now on, if you want to keep up on what Lou Ann is doing, check out my main website: Lou Ann's Place. I keep a blog there (it's a new link, in case you bookmarked my old blog). Please keep in touch!
After Debbie returned home, she and I got together for coffee one morning. She referred to something that I was also feeling. After having spent two weeks in a place where "necessities" are truly "necessary", returning to the U.S. makes so many things seem trivial. So many of the things that we think we need, so many of the things that we are willing to argue about/for, so many of the things that seem so important ... are simply petty. I have seen this almost every day in my own life, and have felt it during conversations with friends over the past two weeks. Here in the U.S., a grand majority of us have luxurious homes, even if we are told by the government that we live in "poverty". We have access to more than enough food to eat. Even in the "smoggy" cities, we breathe clean air. We are surrounded by beauty, both man-made and natural.
I am sure that over the upcoming months, and hopefully years, I will continue to process my experiences in Africa and will learn more lessons about God and about the life that he has given me.
You will notice that there are now photos at the top of this page. They are just a small random sampling of the images that I took in Africa. I am in the process of putting some of my photos into a Flickr account/set. You can view all of the photos that I've uploaded to Flickr so far HERE. I haven't yet uploaded all of the photos that I intend to ... so keep checking back to that Flickr set.
You can also see some of the more select photos from my trip in my portfolio. I will upload them to that site much more selectively (from a photographer's perspective) and probably only a couple at a time. Use the following links:
Here are the photos that I have posted most recently.
Here is a place where I will eventually dump most/all of the Africa photos that I've put in my portfolio.
Here is my entire portfolio, just in case you're bored. :-)
As I said, this is my last post on this Africa blog. (I think....) From now on, if you want to keep up on what Lou Ann is doing, check out my main website: Lou Ann's Place. I keep a blog there (it's a new link, in case you bookmarked my old blog). Please keep in touch!
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