The way that the mothers carry the
children on their backs. No hands!
50 cent kombi rides throughout the
town of Harrare in Zimbabwe
Coke with real sugar.
Coke that only costs 3 Rand (35
cents)
The food! Cabbage and beetroots
will be missed.
The stars and how gorgeous the
night sky looks every single night.
Hitchhiking in Swaziland every
day, multiple times a day. Always getting picked up.
The way that the African people
have no sense of time.
When I want to leave Joburg at 2PM
for a bus to Harare, but end up leaving at 9PM.
Sitting for 26 hours in a bus that
should have taken 17 hours.
Waiting at the border posts for 5
hours to pass through.
African children and how they will
always smile at you J
Meeting random people in markets
and coming back to visit them not realizing they will remember your name, but
they do.
African singing, worshipping, and
dancing
Bartering at the markets
Africans have awesome English
accents. Not understanding them sometimes is funny.
Random power outages and the power
going out for 2 days in a row without reason
Bucket showers at 10PM under the
moon.
Traveling and preaching in the
African bush.
The way that Africans pronounce
Jochem.
The BEAUTIFUL African sunrises and
sunsets.
The way that cars stop more for
cows than for stoplights in Swaziland.
Helping prepare students for exams
in Swaziland.
Playing with African children
Seeing the joy African people have
despite the little material possessions that they own.
The way that I couldn’t find
internet to save my life in Swaziland.
Having an American thanksgiving in
Swaziland with other AMERICAN missionaries.
When Africans wear their
traditional clothing.
HUGE spiders and other unique
insects I have never seen before.
The respect that is given to me.
