Saturday 28 April 2012 Travelling… After a really lovely ending to Shine I hopped on a plane on Wednesday evening heading to just outside Kiev in the Ukraine. As we drove through the night the 100 km from the airport to our destination, I was trying to get a sense of what the Ukraine is like. Driving through the city there were shopping malls and fast food places identifiable by lit up signs in bright colours. In other areas there were high apartment blocks side by side towering over everything else. Then as we got outside the city, all I could glimpse in the dark were trees. About 4:30 am on Thursday morning (after several delays on the way) I arrived at the Jeremiah Hope camp where the Shine Anti-Trafficking Network Gathering was to be held. Time. It’s so lovely to have time. We do have a full schedule with speakers and networking, yet at the same time there is more time. I think I also realize how much not having internet for a little while is a real blessin
Life is a journey full of weird and interesting experiences. As the years go by, what was once new and different, has become part of the ordinary and usual. And those things which once brought amazement, no longer catch my attention. So instead of letting the new and exciting fade into nothing, I want to try to capture and keep some of these moments.