My first week in the Gambia has been amazing. I don’t know why I was so nervous to arrive here because it’s nothing that I expected. But in a good way, not a bad way. I’ve felt so much love and that has helped me to adjust quickly.
For our spring quarter class prior to our summer placements, we read an article describing the difference between serving and…
Most mornings I wake up here in The Gambia, I am in utter shock. I am in shock that I am here, that I made it to The Gambia, that I am actually at Starfish, and that I somehow ended up blessed enough to have this opportunity and experience of a lifetime.
Three days. In three days I will be boarding a plane to India. In three days I will be the farthest away from home that I have ever been. In three days I will become a part of a culture that is vastly different than my own. In three days…