July 5, 2016 - What I’ve Learned

What I've learned

What I’ve learned from traveling the world:
    Honestly, I came into this adventure hesitant, worried, but quickly learned that all the places I ‘ve been aren’t as they appear on the news or in an article like many always say “there are two sides to a story. “In school, we watched CNN student news which contained things like China’s new Island to make me create a false belief of China representing unfair, greedy people hoping to cause disruption with the flow of peace, but that knows where close to the truth. The Chinese lost some land with some unfair treaty’s, in conclusion, they were only trying to take back what they owned. In South Africa I have been told many precautions, the idea of a possible harm ran over my mental idea of Africa, it is said to be one of the murder capitals of the world, when although that may be true that is within certain boundaries not all of South Africa, as a whole the cities in South Africa is just like any city in the USA of course there is a slight chance of crime, yet as a total very few experience these encounters. We talk to many natives of the area who have never been involved in a devastating crime. This land, this entire earth is to pretty to be scared of, there is always possibility of a tragedy though crime, yet that can happen anywhere the place we live isn’t one hundred percent safe, but it’s worth the chance. Many have developed a fear of these foreign places, but through my encounters I’ve have met people of distinct cultural backgrounds with interesting stories. I have seen the culture that has left me to ponder the ideas of how beautiful the world we live in is. We had a tour guide that went out of her way to provide for our needs, put herself at discomforts to keep us happy. I have met people who embraced interest to the American culture in a way they just wanted to learn from us and teach us about their way of life. We have been walking on the streets and 8 children of all ages scream out ‘hello” and “goodbye” excited to practice their English they work so hard at. Many people in Africa know 5-8 languages, English one, I personally only can speak one language and am intrigued by the knowledge each person holds. I’m not saying that all these countries’ I’ve visited have no trace of danger I’m just saying people need to open their eyes wider past all the fear built in from false and unreasonable claims made without getting to know the other side. Somethings are worth the risk, and getting to know this fascinating world is one of those risks worth taking.