as i get closer to leaving for Uganda this Saturday, i'm finding myself asking the question "why am i doing this??" going on a trip like this is way out of my comfort zone and i'm feeling half excited, half terrified!!
in short these are my reasons for the trip:
- i feel like i have to go, i've put so much energy, time and money into this project that i have to see it with my own eyes
- i'm really curious to see the logistics of how everything works over there (shipping the jewellery to canada, seeing how the money that i wire from canada gets picked up on the other side, see how the "buying days" go with the women in the income generating group, all the behind the scenes stuff that i find interesting)
-but the main reason i am going is to help out my friend, i met Natalie while we were doing our yoga teacher training (4yrs ago) and i've watched her take shanti from this very small grass roots organization into what it is today (a much larger organization that creates positive change in many peoples lives both in Uganda and here in Vancouver). she is so clearly following her passion (which i find very inspiring because i seem to flounder around constantly trying to figure out if i am following "my passion") and she always acts with kindness and compassion (i've never really worked with anyone like this before).
Up until now the work that i have done for shanti has been mostly behind the scenes administrative/accounting stuff and event planning so i'm excited to see first hand what all of this work is doing on the ground in Uganda.
thanks for reading,
love wendy
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