Okay so the second day we looked at cultural awareness. This was major shock to me and I think everyone. One thing that really stood out to me was the concept that I had. I thought that because I was going to a different county shorts a t-shirts would suffice; I was so wrong. I didn't think about what local people wore, that they actually have jobs and care about their experiences. writing this seems a little stupid but how many people think 'im going away doesn't really matter how I look?' if not then ooops. But that made me realise that the people we will be working with are going to be people just like anyone and we will be fully submerged into their life! I really think that the cultural difference will matter a lot because I am already missing the amazing people that I spent the weekend with, never mind 3 months!
We also got to act a lot more on this day,! we got to do a mock trial ish which was really fun! We had to look at people's views on ICS on whether what ICS are doing is actually good. For this I was the prosecutor that ICS was a bad thing, that actually the money would be spent better elsewhere. This as a really interesting concept and it was mad to think that people actually thought that the money would be better spent elsewhere. I really believe that ICS is a really good organisation that is planning on doing the best for development.
After this we looked at health, well it was actually before this! This really scared me. I am already scared of needles so that pretty much freaked me out! But I'm able to prepare for a lot :D
Then we looked at things to do with safety and all that jazz :) yet again scared me but it made me happy :) as it was the last night everyone decided to go out, apart from a few of us! we took hole of this to play hide and seek! you're probably thinking that that is silly, but it was so good! because the building was massive and used to be a hospital, nunnery, part school and other stuff it was stupidly scary. I ended up hiding in a bath with james :D this was stupidly fun! :) so yeah this was fun! we stayed up til like half 3 playing games :)
then the last day we done individual placements. This made me so excited because i thought i knew exactly what i was doing; yep i was wrong. All i know is that my placement will be working with young people :D this makes me really happy! :D Even though we aren't too sure about sanitation and that it makes me happy! :) In Zambia i will be paired up with another English fellow then paired up with a Zambian pair! then off we go to a family or home! this is after 10 days of intense training! Just thinking about it is making me tired! but I am so glad to be doing it!
Tuesday 28 February 2012
This weekend!
Okay so this weekend has been one of the best weekends of my life! And that is no exaggeration. I travelled to Birmingham to take part in my training for Zambia.
I met the people who I was travelling with to Birmingham at the train station and then got on the train! This journey was fun in itself! it was really nice to meet the people as they were so funny! As I already knew one its as nice to have a much needed catch up :)
when we got to the Harbourne hall, a place i highly recommend staying, we were greeted by a group of 4 people. we immediately introduced ourselves and never really left their sides! after about an hour a lot of people arrived and it was nice to meet the people I met at my interview day and also the new people! The first day we just done a few 'get to know' games and a brief introduction of the days. We were then able to chill! We all decided to go down to the local pub! this was a really weird concept for me as I don't generally go to pubs and we were actually allowed off site! The only catch with going to the pub was we had to walk through a graveyard; after watching women in black this was not a good idea! But everyone we met was so friendly and such amazing people!
So the next day kicked off with some people feeling a little worse for wear; this was hilarious! we started off with looking at development overall and what we though development was. We done a few activities looking at sustainability and our views on this. Throughout this day we got to know people more and also broaden our knowledge on the subject.
Then that night everyone tended to chill apart from a few guys that went out to celebrate a birthday! it was a good evening to chill and watch harry potter ;D I shall do another post on the next few days as i realised this is a tad long!
I met the people who I was travelling with to Birmingham at the train station and then got on the train! This journey was fun in itself! it was really nice to meet the people as they were so funny! As I already knew one its as nice to have a much needed catch up :)
when we got to the Harbourne hall, a place i highly recommend staying, we were greeted by a group of 4 people. we immediately introduced ourselves and never really left their sides! after about an hour a lot of people arrived and it was nice to meet the people I met at my interview day and also the new people! The first day we just done a few 'get to know' games and a brief introduction of the days. We were then able to chill! We all decided to go down to the local pub! this was a really weird concept for me as I don't generally go to pubs and we were actually allowed off site! The only catch with going to the pub was we had to walk through a graveyard; after watching women in black this was not a good idea! But everyone we met was so friendly and such amazing people!
So the next day kicked off with some people feeling a little worse for wear; this was hilarious! we started off with looking at development overall and what we though development was. We done a few activities looking at sustainability and our views on this. Throughout this day we got to know people more and also broaden our knowledge on the subject.
Then that night everyone tended to chill apart from a few guys that went out to celebrate a birthday! it was a good evening to chill and watch harry potter ;D I shall do another post on the next few days as i realised this is a tad long!
Wednesday 22 February 2012
it's becoming real!
Okay so over the past 2 days I have found out that I will be travelling to Zambia and that I will be leaving on the 26th of April. My emotions on this is soooo mixed! i am so excited to be going, like jumping off the ceiling excited, yet the realisation has set in that I'm actually going! i know that 3 months isn't a very long time, but when you speak to someone every single day and it will be restricted it becomes a fairly long time. I think once I have my injections out the way I will be a lot happier, like a heck of a lot happier! :)
it makes me happy though that this year isn't going to be wasted. People keep saying to me that I've wasted this year with dropping out of college etc, but I don't see it like that. This year I have learnt what I want to do in life, and I'm doing something pretty amazing with it now :)
One thing that is going to be hard is leaving some people. One of the hardest will be Becky. I honestly don't know what i would do without Becky at all. She has been my rock these past few years. And everyone as YSA, I wont be seeing these guys for ages! some 5 whole months! what is this deal?!! I will miss these guys a lot! <3
it makes me happy though that this year isn't going to be wasted. People keep saying to me that I've wasted this year with dropping out of college etc, but I don't see it like that. This year I have learnt what I want to do in life, and I'm doing something pretty amazing with it now :)
One thing that is going to be hard is leaving some people. One of the hardest will be Becky. I honestly don't know what i would do without Becky at all. She has been my rock these past few years. And everyone as YSA, I wont be seeing these guys for ages! some 5 whole months! what is this deal?!! I will miss these guys a lot! <3
Sunday 19 February 2012
Rest In Peace
So today would have been my two brothers, Bernard and Ian's 39th birthday :). It's weird as this is the first time that i have actually been sad. Which people may think that I'm weird because Ive never mourned the loss of my brothers, but I know that I am going to see them again, plus they died when I was pretty young. However I do have very fond memories of them as after all they are my brothers. It's weird to think that m brother Bernard would have died 10 years ago this March; how time flies. I often think what life would be like if they were still around.
One memory I do have of my brother Ian is when I used to live with my birth parents. It must have been a birthday as I remember a lot of family being around. I was playing with a paper flower shop. But Ian was there and it was nice.The only other time I vividly remember with Ian was his death. I remember going to see him and ambulances being there. My birth mother as crying and being taken back by a police officer. This memory isn't the nicest memory, but its a memory i cherish as i don't have many memories with him.
I know that I am going to see my brothers again and I will spend eternity with them. For this I am so grateful
One memory I do have of my brother Ian is when I used to live with my birth parents. It must have been a birthday as I remember a lot of family being around. I was playing with a paper flower shop. But Ian was there and it was nice.The only other time I vividly remember with Ian was his death. I remember going to see him and ambulances being there. My birth mother as crying and being taken back by a police officer. This memory isn't the nicest memory, but its a memory i cherish as i don't have many memories with him.
I know that I am going to see my brothers again and I will spend eternity with them. For this I am so grateful
Words Of Inspiration
Okay so today I was blessed to be able to listen to the Priesthood meeting. I only listened to half of it, but the words that I listened to really inspired me. One speaker that really spoke out to me was president King. He just captivates me when he speaks. An amazing girl called Nic said that she could listen to him for hours; this is so true. The stories he told, really close stories, just opened my mind up to so many questions and possibilities. When I look at his family i see sincere love. It spreads warmth and joy. I sound so crazy right now but when words of another takes hold of your heart, expressing it through words is such a hard task!
Priesthood meeting is so different to Relief Society. I don't even know why it is different, it just is. Its was amazing to just hear the words.
Another person who stood out to me today but in sacrament meeting was Brother Barnaby Dickinson. His stories are always funny and he is such an amazing speaker, but his words and questions really made me think today. I never viewed downloading stuff as stealing, but it totally is! And just other words really comforted me.
So such an inspirational day! hopefully a good week shall follow!
Priesthood meeting is so different to Relief Society. I don't even know why it is different, it just is. Its was amazing to just hear the words.
Another person who stood out to me today but in sacrament meeting was Brother Barnaby Dickinson. His stories are always funny and he is such an amazing speaker, but his words and questions really made me think today. I never viewed downloading stuff as stealing, but it totally is! And just other words really comforted me.
So such an inspirational day! hopefully a good week shall follow!
Saturday 18 February 2012
mixed
So these past few days have just been a stream of awesome people! I have had lovely evenings with people that mean a lot to me :)
I know that I should write a super long blog but I am far too tired! I just wanted to blog though. But the realisation has set in that I need to start getting ready for my trip. I have needles that I need to get I have packing that needs to be done, I have clothes that I need to buy. Okay i looking forward to everything minus the needles! If they knocked me out I would be so happy! they can give me whatever then! I just really cant do them! thinking about it makes my arms literally hurt! I know people say just look away but I cant do that!! :( this makes me sad!
However on friday I am travelling to Birmingham to do a training week with them! this is really exciting as i get to meet the people again and I get to know where Im going and what Im actually doing! this makes kayla happy! :)
I know that I should write a super long blog but I am far too tired! I just wanted to blog though. But the realisation has set in that I need to start getting ready for my trip. I have needles that I need to get I have packing that needs to be done, I have clothes that I need to buy. Okay i looking forward to everything minus the needles! If they knocked me out I would be so happy! they can give me whatever then! I just really cant do them! thinking about it makes my arms literally hurt! I know people say just look away but I cant do that!! :( this makes me sad!
However on friday I am travelling to Birmingham to do a training week with them! this is really exciting as i get to meet the people again and I get to know where Im going and what Im actually doing! this makes kayla happy! :)
Thursday 16 February 2012
:D
Okay so I wanted to do a super quick blog :) These past few days have just been magical! Like institute yet again was amazing, every time i go it makes me so much happier! :) I got accepted onto the volunteering scheme!! This was a surprise as i didn't think I was going to get it. It's just amazing to think that I can go and support people who need it :) I thought 2012 was going to be a bit of a wasted year but so far its turning out good! My life is filled with amazing people and I just love where it's heading! I think everyone should smile today as it is a pretty awesome day! :)
Saturday 11 February 2012
confusion
Okay so this probably wont even make any sense at all, but being this confused is never good!
Yes it is about boys, but I'm a teenage girl, I'm allowed to be confused over them :)
But so I'm not giving anything away I'm going to tell it in a story format, less emotions etc..
So Once upon a time there was a princess (all my stories have princess' in) Anything this princess lived in a castle that was very busy! there were always changes with her parents redecorating and changing the staff all the time. But one day her parents opened a part of the castle so that special people could live in the castle and be safe. When the first person moved in the princess couldn't look at this person. She was confused about what made her do this. Then one day her parents threw a party and she got forced to talk to this person. She found this person a joy to be around and everything that this person done made her happy. She was always happy with this person around. She was so used to the person being around, it was a shock when this person announced that he had to leave to go visit his aunt in a town not so far, but it was in the mountains and out of range. This made her very unhappy but she knew that it was only for a short time and that she would soon see this person again. So she wrote all her feelings in a letter, but hidden in cryptic ways so that they wasn't too obvious in case the feelings weren't reciprocated. so when the time came for this person to leave she cried a lot for days. But after reading a book she decided that she was going to write letters and keep them in a box so if it ever came about that they would meet and the feelings were reciprocated then she could show him these letters.
Obviously after this person moved out another person moved in. This person was a great person. At first he as a little strange as he had a different way of living. After a while this person changed a little and the princess felt like she was able to fully be herself and just get a long with this person. But yet again this person found a big job that he too had to leave. Of course this upset the princess as she felt she was losing a close friend, one that she may never be able to see again. So she arranged a little going away party for all his friends and gave him a present. But at this party the man started to act differently. He was scared about this big job as he liked living in the castle and being surrounded by the people he has been. He told this to the princess and made the princess promise that she would never forget him no matter what. The princess promised this and looked long and hard at the man. She felt a strange thing towards him. She knew that the feelings she was having crossed the friend barrier but she also kept thinking about the first man. But the second man said that he was returning in a few days so that he could collect all of his belongings. Even so, when the man left the princess cried a lot for a few days. Counting the days til the return, she made sure that she looked presentable to finally say goodbye to a person she was unsure she was ever going to see again. But on this day the first man had returned also! the princess wasn't prepared for this at all. She was longing to see the second man to be able to say a farewell, but the second person stayed back as he knew that there were strong feelings with the first man. This really upset the princess as she wanted to be with them both equally. After a day being surrounded by these people the time finally arrived to say goodbye once more. However the second man was very distant and never said goodbye. This made the princess feel really sad as she wanted a chance to talk to this person. when the first man came over he exchanged a slow goodbye. This also made it hard for the princess as she knew how hard it was the first time to say goodbye. When the first man had said goodbye he went over and slumped into his friend that had come with him. This made it very hard for the princess as she has no idea what to think about who, and whether the feelings are even reciprocated back. So the princess must wait for a day where the truth finally reveals itself. The End.
Such a lovely and confusing story!!!
Yes it is about boys, but I'm a teenage girl, I'm allowed to be confused over them :)
But so I'm not giving anything away I'm going to tell it in a story format, less emotions etc..
So Once upon a time there was a princess (all my stories have princess' in) Anything this princess lived in a castle that was very busy! there were always changes with her parents redecorating and changing the staff all the time. But one day her parents opened a part of the castle so that special people could live in the castle and be safe. When the first person moved in the princess couldn't look at this person. She was confused about what made her do this. Then one day her parents threw a party and she got forced to talk to this person. She found this person a joy to be around and everything that this person done made her happy. She was always happy with this person around. She was so used to the person being around, it was a shock when this person announced that he had to leave to go visit his aunt in a town not so far, but it was in the mountains and out of range. This made her very unhappy but she knew that it was only for a short time and that she would soon see this person again. So she wrote all her feelings in a letter, but hidden in cryptic ways so that they wasn't too obvious in case the feelings weren't reciprocated. so when the time came for this person to leave she cried a lot for days. But after reading a book she decided that she was going to write letters and keep them in a box so if it ever came about that they would meet and the feelings were reciprocated then she could show him these letters.
Obviously after this person moved out another person moved in. This person was a great person. At first he as a little strange as he had a different way of living. After a while this person changed a little and the princess felt like she was able to fully be herself and just get a long with this person. But yet again this person found a big job that he too had to leave. Of course this upset the princess as she felt she was losing a close friend, one that she may never be able to see again. So she arranged a little going away party for all his friends and gave him a present. But at this party the man started to act differently. He was scared about this big job as he liked living in the castle and being surrounded by the people he has been. He told this to the princess and made the princess promise that she would never forget him no matter what. The princess promised this and looked long and hard at the man. She felt a strange thing towards him. She knew that the feelings she was having crossed the friend barrier but she also kept thinking about the first man. But the second man said that he was returning in a few days so that he could collect all of his belongings. Even so, when the man left the princess cried a lot for a few days. Counting the days til the return, she made sure that she looked presentable to finally say goodbye to a person she was unsure she was ever going to see again. But on this day the first man had returned also! the princess wasn't prepared for this at all. She was longing to see the second man to be able to say a farewell, but the second person stayed back as he knew that there were strong feelings with the first man. This really upset the princess as she wanted to be with them both equally. After a day being surrounded by these people the time finally arrived to say goodbye once more. However the second man was very distant and never said goodbye. This made the princess feel really sad as she wanted a chance to talk to this person. when the first man came over he exchanged a slow goodbye. This also made it hard for the princess as she knew how hard it was the first time to say goodbye. When the first man had said goodbye he went over and slumped into his friend that had come with him. This made it very hard for the princess as she has no idea what to think about who, and whether the feelings are even reciprocated back. So the princess must wait for a day where the truth finally reveals itself. The End.
Such a lovely and confusing story!!!
Friday 10 February 2012
Atmospheres
Okay so I haven't blogged for a while, I haven't really had anything to blog about :/ buttttt I finally do!!!
It all started when I was at institute on Tuesday; I just loved it! Like the atmosphere was just amazing :) The night in general just set me in a very happy mood! After a day of feeling the goodbye's it was just what I needed to make me feel happy :) It just gives me so many reasons to be happy. Like the I think what made e the happiest as when I knew what as going on! Like something happened and I saw the answer that I needed to do. Sounds weird saying I saw the answer, but it was all played in my head what I was going to do :) This has helped so much because it worked, and hopefully things will start being amazing again! But the overall atmosphere of the night made me so happy. Just talking to people that I hadn't for a while and just the overall presence of people.
This then set off my amazing Wednesday! I got to have a good day then travel to London in the evening! Some people called me crazy but I was so happy that i was able to travel there in safety! So I got into London at like 10 ish and got on the tube. It was so much fun! okay I got a little lost but I was fine! But when I got to the hotel they rejected my card! that's when i got a little scared. My bank started being a litte weird with random money going out and i knew that I only had £6 something on my card. But the man tried again and it worked! I have no idea how but it did :) A personally think it had a lot to do with Heavenly Father.
So I travelled the next day to the interview and met some amazing people! I started talking to people and had such an amazing time :) The interview seemed to go really well too! I wasn't nervous or anything :) Then group activities went really way! It made me really happy to be able to just talk to people. the group I was in really bonded and it felt that we had all known each other for ages! The comments that I got off people as well made me happy to be such a happy person!
Then I got to spend the day with my uncle :) this made me happy as I haven't seen him or my aunt is a lonnnggg time :) It made me really grateful for my family as I don't really spend as much time as I should with them and having family moment make me really happy :)
So the title was atmospheres and the atmospheres lately have just been amazing :) I love the people that I am fortunate to talk to. I just love life right now <3
It all started when I was at institute on Tuesday; I just loved it! Like the atmosphere was just amazing :) The night in general just set me in a very happy mood! After a day of feeling the goodbye's it was just what I needed to make me feel happy :) It just gives me so many reasons to be happy. Like the I think what made e the happiest as when I knew what as going on! Like something happened and I saw the answer that I needed to do. Sounds weird saying I saw the answer, but it was all played in my head what I was going to do :) This has helped so much because it worked, and hopefully things will start being amazing again! But the overall atmosphere of the night made me so happy. Just talking to people that I hadn't for a while and just the overall presence of people.
This then set off my amazing Wednesday! I got to have a good day then travel to London in the evening! Some people called me crazy but I was so happy that i was able to travel there in safety! So I got into London at like 10 ish and got on the tube. It was so much fun! okay I got a little lost but I was fine! But when I got to the hotel they rejected my card! that's when i got a little scared. My bank started being a litte weird with random money going out and i knew that I only had £6 something on my card. But the man tried again and it worked! I have no idea how but it did :) A personally think it had a lot to do with Heavenly Father.
So I travelled the next day to the interview and met some amazing people! I started talking to people and had such an amazing time :) The interview seemed to go really well too! I wasn't nervous or anything :) Then group activities went really way! It made me really happy to be able to just talk to people. the group I was in really bonded and it felt that we had all known each other for ages! The comments that I got off people as well made me happy to be such a happy person!
Then I got to spend the day with my uncle :) this made me happy as I haven't seen him or my aunt is a lonnnggg time :) It made me really grateful for my family as I don't really spend as much time as I should with them and having family moment make me really happy :)
So the title was atmospheres and the atmospheres lately have just been amazing :) I love the people that I am fortunate to talk to. I just love life right now <3
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