Bratheel. (Brasil)
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Only part of my real diary and observances...observerances? what ever. WHat i saw!
This is my first real post about Brazil. Awesome.
To help people in such need is the greatest thing. To see the love and warmth and kindness of the Brasilian people was a complete honour.
I went out there to help, teach, observed, and I came back having learnt so much from even the youngest of people I met.
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This involves parts of my SUMMARY and diary from Brasil.......
Brasil, was, the greatest three weeks of my life. By a great margin. I have learnt so many things. We went there to teach and help the kids(mostly) and others and we ended up learning more from them. Even to the smallest child and the oldest adult they were loving, helpful, happy. I have become ashamed of the UK, ashamed of myself and of my friends. This may sound too harsh to you but I seen a lot of suffering. I saw a lot of dissappointment and misery on the streets with the "Streets Mission Team" that has affected me a lot. In a good way I add. When I say Im ashamed, I mean, progression is needed "WORK IN PROGRESS".
I saw the hurt in their eyes and noone we know who has been over in poor areas, like Lorna, Kati, Miksu, Tommi or Barbara in Zambia has been able to convey the lifes these guys have and how wrong we live our lifes here in the UK. Seeing for myself was a thing that was needed.
I need to fix things, that, "werent even a problem". I need to be a lot more loving. The greater we have to be a lot more loving and better ourselves for expressing our love for each other. For Scots, saying "I love you" is like saying "I want your babies". Which, is so so so so wrong. A hug is seen a lot as a "i fancy you " thing. Its So wrong. Letting people know your appreciativeness of them and your respect for them is nonexistant most of the time. God doesnt mean us to be that way. People need to be more affectionate for one another. Not that we need to hug all the time or need to start conversing with everyone. That would be weird. And annoying.
Yeah, Brasil will always be with me even if I dont go back, which is unlikely. Will almost definately go longish term. I cant stand my country in a way now. Which is sad. But I have a burning desire to live life to the full and in Scotland at a work with walking, talking, filth machines every day and at uni with people who are so lost and in a society of depression, lack of affection.
A certain someone told me when I got back that "ach, you'll forget all your experiences soon enough" "it'll all be normal again in say..5days" This person has been out to see the poverty and lack of hope themselves. Those comments made me sick and made me more determined to remember. And to be continually challenged by these experiences.
What a time
here is a pic.
THIS IS a picture from the best day of my life. The happiest. I appreciate life a lot more today. I love God a lot more today.
Only part of my real diary and observances...observerances? what ever. WHat i saw!
This is my first real post about Brazil. Awesome.
To help people in such need is the greatest thing. To see the love and warmth and kindness of the Brasilian people was a complete honour.
I went out there to help, teach, observed, and I came back having learnt so much from even the youngest of people I met.
*********
This involves parts of my SUMMARY and diary from Brasil.......
Brasil, was, the greatest three weeks of my life. By a great margin. I have learnt so many things. We went there to teach and help the kids(mostly) and others and we ended up learning more from them. Even to the smallest child and the oldest adult they were loving, helpful, happy. I have become ashamed of the UK, ashamed of myself and of my friends. This may sound too harsh to you but I seen a lot of suffering. I saw a lot of dissappointment and misery on the streets with the "Streets Mission Team" that has affected me a lot. In a good way I add. When I say Im ashamed, I mean, progression is needed "WORK IN PROGRESS".
I saw the hurt in their eyes and noone we know who has been over in poor areas, like Lorna, Kati, Miksu, Tommi or Barbara in Zambia has been able to convey the lifes these guys have and how wrong we live our lifes here in the UK. Seeing for myself was a thing that was needed.
I need to fix things, that, "werent even a problem". I need to be a lot more loving. The greater we have to be a lot more loving and better ourselves for expressing our love for each other. For Scots, saying "I love you" is like saying "I want your babies". Which, is so so so so wrong. A hug is seen a lot as a "i fancy you " thing. Its So wrong. Letting people know your appreciativeness of them and your respect for them is nonexistant most of the time. God doesnt mean us to be that way. People need to be more affectionate for one another. Not that we need to hug all the time or need to start conversing with everyone. That would be weird. And annoying.
Yeah, Brasil will always be with me even if I dont go back, which is unlikely. Will almost definately go longish term. I cant stand my country in a way now. Which is sad. But I have a burning desire to live life to the full and in Scotland at a work with walking, talking, filth machines every day and at uni with people who are so lost and in a society of depression, lack of affection.
A certain someone told me when I got back that "ach, you'll forget all your experiences soon enough" "it'll all be normal again in say..5days" This person has been out to see the poverty and lack of hope themselves. Those comments made me sick and made me more determined to remember. And to be continually challenged by these experiences.
What a time
here is a pic.
THIS IS a picture from the best day of my life. The happiest. I appreciate life a lot more today. I love God a lot more today.