Can I just go to Africa right now?

          So today during photography Christena Dowsett came to our class to talk and share her amazing experiences. She lived in Africa for a year as a photojournalist for a Humanitarian Aid organization which I happen to find so super cool. She started off by showing us all her stuff from Texarkana when she worked for the Gazette which was all really good, but when she got to her stuff about Africa, well that's just a whole new story. I have always wanted to go to Africa. Like really badly. And I'm pretty sure it is in God's plan for me to go in one point in my life even if it is short term. When Christena showed her pictures from Africa, I'm pretty sure my eyes got a little watery more than once, and all I wanted was to be over there. I am so thankful for getting to listen to her talk and see some of her work. It is all so moving and so inspiring. I mean, it made me want to be across the ocean, haha, but for real, that was a very cool experience to get to have her come to our class.
          One of the things Christena said was that you don't have to be the best, you just have to be different. I really liked that and would agree with her completely. She also talked a lot about how networking is so important. I need to start working on my networking skills, because right now I don't know that they are that great. Another thing Christena talked about that I really liked was her technique to not make someone feel uncomfortable. She said if there's one person she is trying to get, she will usually take like a group shot first and then close-ups of several people so they don't feel left out and the one person isn't uncomfortable. I am definitely going to have to try that tactic out.
          Smith, thank you for bringing Christena here to talk with us. I greatly enjoyed every minute of it and wish our class was longer but I am still grateful for the little time we did get. I want to go to Africa so badly but am having to learn to trust God and his timing and realize that He'll have me there when he wants me there. All I can do is take it one step at a time. God likes to work on my trust by only revealing to me one step instead of where I may be 10 steps down the road. Anyways, thank you for bringing her in. The entire class enjoyed it. :)