I went to see the movie Her yesterday. I liked it. What i liked the most was that it was filled with language. Inner and cross dialogue about love, learning, yearning, reaching, growth, desire, want, passion, and an undeniable urge, no, NEED, to be connected.
I am one of those people. I don't do well when I am not tethered to others. I need connections to make this life meaningful.
Getting the chance to travel internationally has blown me away. Meeting people from other cultures who do not know me from Adam (do people still say this?LOL) and who frankly could have every reason to disrespect me, disregard me, distrust me or dislike me because of my privileged country of origin...but who are still kind, curious about my group and kind...well that has been such a gift for a girl who likes to connect.
We had a two plus hour conference call tonight about the trip. We are trying to nail down our groups to meet with, the transportation we will take, the places we will stay, the gifts we will bring...
We are still raising money.
We are still managing the finances of this little adhoc group (yes, that takes a long time too)...we are educating each other about safety, comfort, comraderie... and there is a little stress... it is all part of the connecting.
Kevin Clark joined in on our call tonight. He is not going to this exchange but he was with us in South Africa. He wanted to share some ideas and contacts, encourage us to keep asking others to contribute and talk about his process of becoming a good fundraiser. I love Kevin. He is a great connector. Another "extra" that comes when planning a trip. People join in. People help out. People are interested.
I am hoping to write more useful entries that can be used to support other foster youth or less privileged people to dream about and actually make international trips. I look forward to your comments. To people following our blog and for the connections to keep on magically sparking, guiding and warming. Welcome aboard!
No comments:
Post a Comment