Change?

January 10
Thursday

Getting back I thought I would have more time to blog, but it seems getting back into my normal route takes time to get use to. Korea has made me realize how much I actually miss home and friends. I guess I get so caught up in my work that I don’t have time to miss home. Who would have ever thought I would say that; I didn’t. Life goes by so fast. Twenty years of my life has passed. At the age of fifteen I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s licenses and have my own car. Sixteen was supposed to be the turning point of my life; I thought. It actually turned out to be at fourteen when my parents let me stand on my own two feet and let me go to MEA. MEA has changed my life in so many ways. Just the other night Katrina and I were talking about the turning points in our lives and where we would be if we had gone the other way. I would be knocked up while working at McDonalds. Not something I would be too proud of. Taking a right (MEA) instead of a left (McDonalds) is much better. I stand proud in front of people knowing I have something to show for my life at the age of twenty.
As much as I love Cambodia and the people, I do want to go home; a place where I know the taboos and the people. Everyone wants to go to the “promise land” (America), but I have been trying to hide from it, because I desperately needed a break from my route. But, I think I’m ready to come home and be more grateful for what I have in life and start living my life differently. One other thing Katrina and I were talking about, “How do we let our experience here (Cambodia) change our lives?” I really don’t want to go home and not be changed. I want people to see a change in my life. How does one let this kind of experience change their life? PLEASE LET ME KNOW!