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Sierra ·

So, I've been a bad blogger. I apologize, and there really isn't a good excuse either. I'm sorry everyone!

Basically what happened in the last few weeks is I arrived home on June 6 to a beautiful mother and father, waiting at the airport for me! My first flight was 7 hours, a layover of 8 hours, and a second flight of 7 hours, plus getting there early, picking up luggage and whatnot all added up to almost a full 24 hours of travel. I was exhausted! Yet strangely pumped full of adrenaline.

So my mom and dad and I decided to bike around the Toronto islands. The fresh air smelt sooooo good, and the lake was sooo beautiful, and I was crying and laughing, semi-hysterical but definitely having a good time.

Now I've been home for several weeks, and the shock of coming home (although it really didn't seem like that much) is slowly going away. I'm so incredibly happy to see my friends again, and my family, and all the people who have supported me while I was gone! I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has read this blog, and has sent me messages and comments encouraging me while I was away. It truly meant so much to me!

I want to thank my family as well. They have been with me through this whole trip through emails and phone calls and Skyping, and I am thrilled to be living back in a place where I can speak to my mom and dad face to face every day! Mom and dad especially, you have helped me get through a lot of lonely and difficult times while I was gone. You have been a gigantic blessing to me! And also my family in Nigeria. You are a part of me now, and I am so grateful for the time that I could spend with you, learning about you and loving you. I am so blessed to know you.

And of course I need to thank my God. You called me, you sustained me, and you brought me home safe. I can't take any of the glory for what happened on this trip. It's all Yours.

Thankyou so much for riding this roller coaster with me!

I made a short video of some of the things I experienced while I was there. Enjoy!


(I am temporarily shutting this blog down, so you needn't worry about updates about my "normal" life. But please stay subscribed! I hope to use this blog again when I go on trips like this in the future!)

Ms. McCan's Class

Sierra ·

While I was away at CHIPROM, I was contacted by a teacher at my Dad's school. She was a gr. 1 teacher who was interested in getting some of the kids at CHIPROM to be pen pals with her students.

We were able to write back and forth several times, and I know the kids at CHIPROM were super excited when they saw some of the letters the Canadian students were writing them! The Saturdays where we worked on our letters to Canada were much anticipated events, and I'm glad that we were able to do something so exciting for both groups of kids!


I was able to visit the gr. 1 class when I returned to Canada, and I gave them a bit of a presentation on what I did in Nigeria, and told them about who their pen pals were. I even brought a poster with me that the CHIPROM kids had coloured while I was with them! It was really cool to answer their questions, and help them learn more about the wide, wild world.

So thank you again, Ms. McCan's class! It was awesome getting to visit you and tell you about my trip!

Shots!

Sierra ·

So, yesterday I went to the travel clinic, and I got shots and prescriptions for all the things I need to be covered for in Africa. The thing is, Nigeria is literally the breeding ground for everything. Meningites, Rabies, Cholera, Polio, Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Malaria.. you name it, they've got it.

But you know what? I'm not worried about it. What good does worrying do anyone anyways?

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."(Matthew 6:34)

Yeah, it's a bit unnerving that I'm living in Africa for three months, but at the same time, it's extremely exciting! I would like to believe that it's a healthy mix. :)

Peace,
Sierra