Having grown up as a refugee girl, all we ever did was move. Move from home to home, from school to school, province to province and country to country. I was never really that excited about it most of the times, because everytime I moved, I had to leave my friends again and start over.
Sometimes we were moving to better conditions, but still, with each country we moved to, we had to learn a new culture and new languages. We had to fit in. Social circumstances never allowed us to get comfortable in any environment. The need for better education, living standards and more security kept us on the move. It was never really up to me where we were going, or if I wanted to travel.
Now I am 22 and we have finally settled, but I feel like my journey is not over. That's why I am about to embark on one of the most important journeys of my life. And unlike before, it's all up to me. I am controlling the current that my boat will flow on. I am not running away from war, or moving because my dad has lost his job, or because South Africa is kicking me out.
I will be travelling to Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia. And just like before I do not really know how things will turn out. I am not sure where this journey will take me, but I am excited about it and embracing it. So I have not renewed my house lease for after October and at the beginning of September I will be handing in my resignation letter with a month's notice. I will be quitting my job, packing my bags and doing what I do best: move.
That's why I am starting this blog. I am hoping this will be the first of many blogs to come, where I will share my journey. I have a few projects I am hoping to do, but mostly I just plan to live, help, cry empathise, blog, do some mission work and most importantly learn and survive.
I am not a very good writer so ya’all will have to bear with me. I also hardly write, so this is a big step for me and hopefully this blog will help me, or rather force me, to pen my thoughts and share with those who will get hold of it. I hope it will be educational, a blessing and a nice rollercoaster ride for both u and me.
So sit back and enjoy!
