Man. Random times where Gambian want to get a picture with me.
Celebrity and village idiot in one.
I suppose if everyone had a camera, my work would never get done. I suppose that's one good thing about this country being so poor.
Here is a fellow PCV who actually has a good blog. If you want to know what life is really like here, go to her page.
http://abbyinthewhalesmouth.blogspot.com/
Thursday, November 11
To have or to not.
It's past Halloween.
I'm staying.
I've opened my eyes to things I hadn't appreciated before.
Village things.
Little things.
So many times I wish I had a camera to snap what is in front of me. Thankfully, I don't have one to ruin my memory of how the composition made me feel.
Even when I owned a camera, I hated using it.
Bringing it out of it's case made me feel I was creating a false picture. A false feeling. Most times I consciously left my camera in its' case and continued living the moment and letting that instant pass. That second that would never be again. That is beauty.
Understanding the emotions our surroundings create for us and realizing their importance as they are released. Yes. That is accepting beauty.
I'm staying.
I've opened my eyes to things I hadn't appreciated before.
Village things.
Little things.
So many times I wish I had a camera to snap what is in front of me. Thankfully, I don't have one to ruin my memory of how the composition made me feel.
Even when I owned a camera, I hated using it.
Bringing it out of it's case made me feel I was creating a false picture. A false feeling. Most times I consciously left my camera in its' case and continued living the moment and letting that instant pass. That second that would never be again. That is beauty.
Understanding the emotions our surroundings create for us and realizing their importance as they are released. Yes. That is accepting beauty.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)