NOw, in venice, my trip is getting more intense. Being away from my new home, on route to my old one is crazy, but luckly my family - in england, here in venice and Sammy - arae keeping me grounded and making my transiting - my strange trip - easy and good and happy. SO I thinak them. AS I SIT LOOKING OUT AT A BIG CANAL, some cool old buildings that have stood almost as long as some of the strong African Traditions that i learned about, but in a more materially way have a ripeness unpressedented in toronto or any where in NOrth america, I feel happy because my cousins are arond, my family is interested, in my loessons and I in theirs - as they also live a new life here - and my mind is at peace.
My back is getting tense again, the pace of the places in the "west' -though i am east of Ada FOah - is hurting me. The lack of genuine friendlyness to strangeers is shocking my possitive soul and my back is taking the pains and neddles of the stresses of these fast paste places. My mind is left to deal, and its doing well with what comes my way as I move around this world.
THe sounds and smells have left me - I even had a warm shower - and my African understandingsof life that I begun to grasp at make no sense herre in this world, but neither did my understandings make head of tail of Africa when I arrived. I think thats how we grow; I think thats why we go: to learn and live as our ideas and understandings change with time - change with what we do. So, I go on, to soon come 'home' again i hope. but my rethurn home post haste from now is going to make it a compleate trip. THe good times, the bad times and most importaintly al,l the times, understood as one, tghat has changed my life, made my self stronger.
So I pray: I was given the oppertunity of life, the people I've met and the things i've expience have made me, and as I understand more and more of who myself is, I am happy for my friends and expiences. So I thank You, Jah, and I hope that you can guide me home to Zion after many mopre trip[s to many more homes. Jah guide and protect. Amen.
My back is getting tense again, the pace of the places in the "west' -though i am east of Ada FOah - is hurting me. The lack of genuine friendlyness to strangeers is shocking my possitive soul and my back is taking the pains and neddles of the stresses of these fast paste places. My mind is left to deal, and its doing well with what comes my way as I move around this world.
THe sounds and smells have left me - I even had a warm shower - and my African understandingsof life that I begun to grasp at make no sense herre in this world, but neither did my understandings make head of tail of Africa when I arrived. I think thats how we grow; I think thats why we go: to learn and live as our ideas and understandings change with time - change with what we do. So, I go on, to soon come 'home' again i hope. but my rethurn home post haste from now is going to make it a compleate trip. THe good times, the bad times and most importaintly al,l the times, understood as one, tghat has changed my life, made my self stronger.
So I pray: I was given the oppertunity of life, the people I've met and the things i've expience have made me, and as I understand more and more of who myself is, I am happy for my friends and expiences. So I thank You, Jah, and I hope that you can guide me home to Zion after many mopre trip[s to many more homes. Jah guide and protect. Amen.
posted by almo | 10:52 AM
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Hey Alex, I can't believe your African time is over. It seems just like yesterday that you were playing banjo in our London pad. So please let us know if you are able to meet up while you are in London. We have an inflatable mattress with your name on it if you want it. Otherwise a pint will do.
Chris (and Jen)
Oh one more thing. I bought your dad's Doctors without Borders book while I was home in Canada. really nice.
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