"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."
Last week I spent time in the Dominican Republic, Bobita actually. Bobita is a village nestled in the mountains, a rural farming district.
We visited a ministry called Manna (http://www.mannaglobalministries.org) who divides their interests in Bobita through a children's home and a high school. My graduate program had the opportunity of meeting with the staff, visiting with their students, as well as living life with them for a week. Our main focus was mental health services and listening to as well as discussing goals for the future. It was a delight to be with them and to hear their own stories of what it truly means to serve the world one child, one student, one neighbor at a time.
It wasn't all work and school, we did get to have a little fun too! Hiking and beach time were at the top of the list.
The more I travel, the more I experience other cultures, the more I meet people who are different than me, the more at home I feel within myself. There is something about being away that clears up the fog that seems to settle around my life. Traveling will always be my favorite activity no matter if it is thirty miles away or a thousand.
-Authentically Me
