The spirits and stories of individuals like sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, David Doubilet, Roald Amundsen, and Liu Xiaobo inspire us to recognize no boundaries or limits. From the charm of Sir Fermor, we learn that a smile and backpack can take you farther than any humble beginning may suggest.
being honest and making a stand for/against something. From these individuals we should learn.
Life has never been, nor will it ever be, easy. We are all dealt a hand and it is our job to play it to it's truest potential. In theory...
From the lives of Yonli Sougilompo, Dahani Adamou, and Ouoba Christophe we learn that some hands are rather difficult to play. Fate often plays with a stacked deck and the majority of people lose, despite how well they may have played their hands. From the misfortune of Sougilompo, I've learned that no matter how difficult the hand dealt by fate, we cannot fold. Adamou has taught me that if at first you don't succeed and even if you keep trying and working, there is no guarantee that you will succeed. The brilliant Christophe taught me how to find the diamonds in the rough, no matter how dirty they may be. To these individuals, we should listen.
Although you may not recognize or know any of the stories attached to the 7 names above; I encourage you to learn and grow from them. The aforementioned, easily recognizable, 4 names represent people we all can research using any online search engine. The latter, unknown 3 names, represent people in my village interested 1)in sharing their stories with you and 2)in hearing your story.
Although all 7 stories teach us something, 3 of them require you to exert a minimal amount of energy and ask. If you are interested in sharing a bit of yourself, time, and energy with some of my fantastic villagers then you are invited to write letters. Nothing long, time consuming, or novel-like in nature; I invite you to simply share and ask questions. Those interested should e-mail me at Williams.[MYFIRSTNAME]11@gmail.com.
(I'll taken are of translations and will e-mail back responses)
On behalf of my villagers, Thank You.
Live, learn, & love... The recipe for an adventure, even if you can't leave your 9-5.
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Peace Corps Burkina Faso
B.A. Psychology with GIS & Religion Minors
University of Maryland, College Park
Alpha Phi Omega
University of Maryland, College Park
Alpha Phi Omega
E-mail: williams.patrick11@gmail.com
Sounds like life is good in Burkina Faso. I thought commuting on I-95 was an adventure but compared to your life I am not so sure.
ReplyDeletewell I love to email but I would like to know are they children we are writing to or adults? How do you plan to keep both the BF correspondent's and our privacy? Is this something you thought of on your own? Or, is the Peace Corps officially involved? Just a few questions lol. I would LOVE to correspond with a couple young kids preferably girls (as I am a girl lol) Let me know.
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