International Volunteer

My skin tone and blue eyes made them happy and I am also happy about that. I was lavished with care and love by these black people.

There are just some races that are looked at and examined with such appreciation and awe. The people in the European countries and USA are just examples of these. The fair skin, blue eyes human specie is admired with great envy by other race.

I was equipped to be the best teacher volunteer to ever come across in this black land. And to my surprise, my mere presence is more than enough. My daily stories about my Spanish land is good enough to give them hope and encouragement. I don’t even know if they understood my stories or how they understand the English language I used.

For the fact that I am not the first volunteer to step on African land to do volunteer perhaps they understood for they already learned to say yes and no whenever I asked a question or two.

It is not what I could teach them that amaze them but the daily tussle in the mud and the daily activities I do together with them like carrying of water from the water supply that made me like hero to these black people.

Now, my first scent of Africa is very fulfilling. I didn’t only learn a few words of African heritage but also tried to live the African way for a few days. I shared the glory of my race for a few weeks and I am fulfilled. A memory best told to the next generation.