All is Quiet, on New Year's Day
2008 is here, the year I return to America. For New Year's, those of us volunteers who were in town stayed at a game reserve, played some football, hung out, and just tried to be really American, for a change (we don't need that much encouragement). It was my first holiday season away from family in Atlanta, as I went home last year.
Joe was the one who said it first, but we noted how great it was that our group wasn't a bunch of neo-hippies. He said he had come here expecting quite a few people wearing loose-fitting clothing and packing patchouli, or whatever the stereotypical hippie does. As it was, we were all pleasantly surprised by each other.
Everyone has their tensions and disagreements at some point, but we've become pretty good friends. I think all of us KNOW we can't change the world. But in the back of our minds we all wish that we COULD, and that we're all gonna keep trying to change at least our small part of it.
That, and herald our new years' with Nik-Naks and champagne.
Joe was the one who said it first, but we noted how great it was that our group wasn't a bunch of neo-hippies. He said he had come here expecting quite a few people wearing loose-fitting clothing and packing patchouli, or whatever the stereotypical hippie does. As it was, we were all pleasantly surprised by each other.
Everyone has their tensions and disagreements at some point, but we've become pretty good friends. I think all of us KNOW we can't change the world. But in the back of our minds we all wish that we COULD, and that we're all gonna keep trying to change at least our small part of it.
That, and herald our new years' with Nik-Naks and champagne.
posted by Mark at 5:20 AM
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