Disasters in heaven

As I pack up what seems like my entire life it feels as If I've fallen short of things that I need. "Clothes, water, weapons, airline ticket check." Four suit cases lie all over my room waiting to be shipped to Victoria falls. Around three o'clock I left For the airport expecting to arrive in Africa at 4 o'clock in the morning the next day. Forgetting all about the guns and knives in my carry on I went through security, only to be locked up for 24 hours and being questioned delaying my flight til the next morning at a completely different airport.

After arriving in Zimbabwe weaponless i picked up my rental car and took a trip to the grocery store picking up all non perishable food items i saw. By this time it was dark and i was completely unprepared to stake out in the forests surrounding victoria falls. Hot, tired, aggravated and already ready to return home i decided to check into a hotel for the night. The next morning was a lot better i was ready to take on the biggest challenge of living in the wild (or so i thought i was).

In Victoria Falls i faced bites from bugs unidentified and sickness on the first day. My body became swollen from unknown reasons. But i knew that this was what i wanted, that this was what was going to either make me or brake me and i came prepared to fight until the end. Night after night i recorded my experiences hoping that i could look back on them one day and smile saying i did it. I began to understand the natural beauties of the world and the way life worked. the way the flowers and trees complemented each other and the way the way the animals depended on these beauties to survive every day.

I stayed in Victoria Falls for 11 months and 3 days having to leave because of a really bad infection i caught. Once i was cleared to go home and doctors told me i would be fine i became sad and depressed that the time had finally come for me to return home. Home in Plainfield i knew that i had to change the way i treated earth and i had to appreciate everything so much more. No more littering and pulling up flowers or leaves off bushes because i wanted to. After Victoria falls there was a new and better me.