coming to an end (day 24)

I can't believe it. I have been here 24 days and only have 3 left. This trip has just been so amazing. I have learned so much...and I have so many plans and ideas and a new thought process for when I get home. Thank you again to everyone who donated to the trip, and to those of you who thought about it even for a second, thank you to those of you who have been reading my blog and juts seeing what I am up to. Thank you to Community Kids Madras for the awesome card you made me. Thanks for everything everyone. You guys are the most amazing people I know. I have gotten to do a quite a few fun things, but I have most of all gotten to learn a lot about the culture here. I have seen the good and the bad. The happy and the sad. The rich and the poor. Its amazing how close they live, distance wise. My eyes have been opened wider than ever. I can tell you this, I may not ever live here (I couldn't stand the heat), but by gosh golly I will be back again. Maybe not soon, but I will. Next time, I will have the knowledge of what goes on here, what to be prepared for, and hopefully the ability to help more. Tomorrow we go to church, and do whatever. Monday we go to Sun City, a cool place from what I hear. We are going to try and go Jet Skiing, provided its worth the price they told us. Tuesday I begin Packing, Wednesday I go to a big mall in Pretoria in the morning, then head to the airport around 3 or 4, 7 something my plain takes off, Thursday I land in Atlanta around 8 something in the morning. Friday I go back to my normal life. The only thing is, I don't want my life to be the same as when I left. I was careless, didn't think all that much about others, and didn't know whats going on in this world. I have even had some personal changes while I am hear. I have lost some wait, thank you God, and now when I get back I want to maintain that. I have gained so much from this trip, and knowing that there is only 3 days left is saddening. I do miss home though, I miss my mom, my dad, my dog, my bed, my room, the ability to use my cell phone instead of just using it as a mp3 player, the cold weather lol, fast internet, and my friends. I have a lot to think about in the next 72 hours. A lot to do.
love,
simon