Finally in Mississippi again!!!!

I really don't know where to start. When I got off the plane in Memphis I felt right at home. My girl Ginny came and picked me up and right away I knew it was gonna be a fun weekend. All you really need for a crazy weekend are me and Ginny. I promise. But then we went to see the kids in the Sunflower County Freedom Project. My heart just about burst as my kids bumrushed me with big smiles and open arms. And in that moment I realized that me going to MS last summer was not just a thing for me to do.

I did a lot of personal and spiritual growth last summer. A lot of that growth came from the lessons I learned from my kids. They taught me so much about myself. From them I learned patience, diligence, hard work, and gained a broader sense of open mindedness. When I walked into Meek auditorium on Friday evening to the warm hearted greetings of middle school students from deep down in the delta, I also remembered the importance of PURPOSE. If I had decided not to go to Sunflower County Mississippi, I don't know exactly who or where I would be right now. Living with my SCFP family certain perspectives on life changed. I made new life long friends. My life was touched by all of the kids and I'd like to think that my life touched at least one of those kids.

Last night, Ginny and I went down to the Delta. We spent time with the kids and then went and chilled with a bunch of people our age. These people were teachers with Teach For America and staff of the SCFP, from all over the country. There were quite of few of us from Carolina and Duke. But somehow we were all drawn too spend some part of our life in middle of nowhere Mississippi. While I was chilling, I thought back to my summer in MS ( i did a lot of reflection on this trip.) I thought of how I we lived without cable or limited cable and limited internet. Yes it is possilbe people! And we had mad fun. Brownie Pancakes, basic slag, "Remember the Times" and when you can't think of anything else, you can always cut your hair off.

Its funny how much MS feels like home to me. I miss everyone here. The plan is to come back for Spring Break, but we'll see. If I wasn't a city girl at heart it would be nothing for me just to pack up my things and move to Indianola MS!!!

Like my girl V.K. Best says, "Mississippi...you won't know until you try it."

And now...Berlin, Germany!!!!