HOME in Canada

Hello to those of you who are still reading this blog, wich I believe probably nobody is.
Now that most of you know that I am back in Canada. !!
Well. To summarize the last 7 months in Africa:
1. Amazing.
2. Life-Changing.
3. Just the right amount of time. Even though there is still so much to see, it was time for me to go home. I'll be back another year. Maybe next year.

So. HOME. That 4 letter word. Where is home? Is it your house? Where you grew up? Where your family is? Where your heart is? Well, I can't tell you. lol. I felt at home in Jeffreys Baai, South Africa and I feel at home here at my house in 108 or Kamloops, wherever. At the moment my home is 108.

As for culture shock, I dind't experince it as much as I thought I was going to. Perhaps it was because I freaked myself out so much about going home, I thought it was going to be the worst thing, that when I acctaully did get home, it wasn't as bad as a siked myself out about. I adjusted well back into so called 'life' in this western void. I'm not back so much as to the point of conformity, but so that I am not so much freaked out, just accepting. The problems here are too big for me to tackle on my own, I have other things to do first. Changing a peoples mindset probably will never happen.
Materialisic, money-loving (even if you don't think you are), comfort-minded people. Many people agree with that statement, and beleive they are like that, yet what are they going to do to change? nothing. And thats the thing. Where is the motivation? Why do you even need something to motivate you? Well, .... selfishness, ignorance, and denial are all things of this western world. And those are the things that get me the most when I come back.
The fact that a child tragically drowning in BC gets more news coverage and sympathy than the 1000's of motherless, starving and homeless children that die every day is beyond me.
Its the world we live in.
And it sucks.

But other than that, Canada is a beautiful country, and we are very blessed to live here. Very blessed. Please take advanatage of and don't complain about the health care. Explore the beauty of this country.

I missed bagles, the lake, and snow the most. haha. other than my friends and family. Sometimes. :P

So, it is nice to be back!! It is ... as I look forward to my next journey.

Thanks for tuning in every once and a while, I enjoyed writing these and and as I bring a close to this chapter of my life and start another one I just have to say.....
"just do it.
listen to God.
and learn about this world, its HUGE!

oh yes, and love your country of Canada ... well, the good things anyways, which we do have alot of. And don't take it for granted.
THats my rant.
thanks for listening.

God Bless and keep you

Tierney.
!!!!!!