January 15, 2012 Travel Time

Being on a plane for approximately 25 hours gives you ample time to think. So to burn time, I wrote down some things that I had truly learned from the trip to Malawi. Learning to be grateful for the small things in life is essential for maintaining happiness. Once you have seen the poorest of poorest with your own eyes, you see the world in another light. One thing I found amazing, is Americans are so materialistic and wealthy compared to Malawi but  post Americans are unhappy. Malawians have hardly anything but maintain smiles on their face everyday. They value all the small things in life such as family and friends. We can learn from their culture that happiness is not obtained through money or materials. It is simply found through those around you. If you help others more than you help yourself you will gain more happiness in your heart. A quote that I now live by "It's not what the world can do for you, its simply what you can do for the world". Helping others is more important than helping yourself! I'm grateful for the opportunity to have traveled with the most amazing group of people in the World.