I would get to learn first hand how a non-profit organization works, push myself to learn things I didn't know and things I might not like doing, defend my faith in certain ways, not get all the comforts I'm used to, and so much more.
I had no trouble getting through the TSA (surprisingly) and got on the plane.
As I fly to different places I love getting to know the people around me, hear their stories, see where they're going, and ask where they have been so that when I leave or move on with my life I can look back to that time and know it wasn’t for nothing.
I got to see and hear someone else's life in that moment. (and its amazing)
When I landed in Amsterdam to start my 4 hour layover I decided to explore the part of the airport I was in to see what was around and to stay awake.
Honestly, there wasn't much and I ended up finding a nice bench by a window (well as nice as a bench can be at an airport) to lay down and listen to music to pass away the time.
Finally it was time to board the plane to Rwanda from Amsterdam which happened to be a 10 hour flight.
On this flight I could not keep my eyes open any more so for the majority of this flight I surprisingly slept which I needed.
When we landed in Rwanda we ended up staying on the plane because we were only there for an hour to refuel and to pick up more passengers.
When the plane was ready to go we started off to Entebbe for an hour and a half flight.
Once we landed in Entebbe at 11:30 we headed to customs which went fairly quickly and then after costumes I was able to get my two big bags with no trouble, and found my driver as he held a sign saying PAIGE DAVIS from KLM.
And then finally we got to the Guest House in Entebbe where I got to take a nice shower and went to sleep in a real bed at about 1:00am.
In the morning when I got up and went to go get breakfast I was treated to the most beautiful view of Lake Victoria I have ever seen. It was breathtaking and no pictures I could take with my dinky camera could capture it.
At around 10 my driver came to take me to Sole Hope.
As we were driving it was all coming back to me: the smells, the sights, the people, the heat, and the traffic.
We sat in traffic for about an hour in total which pushed back our time so we didn't end up at Sole Hope for another three and a half hours.
But the best part of the long two days was that I got to see the people I had to say goodbye to in April.