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This vacation/safari has been on my list for a very long time. My father planned to be a missionary to Africa, specifically Tanzania after he finished seminary. My mother became ill and they didn't go. I have wanted to go to Africa for as long as I can remember. Part of this fantasy is to see an “exotic” travel destination and the other is to imagine what my life would have been like if I had been born in Africa. Would I have grown up there or here? At the time, missionaries came home every 5 years. What would a 5-year absence from the U.S. have meant in my life? Who would have been my playmates? Would I have gone to school with Africans or with other missionary children? I never asked my dad why he made that decision to be a missionary. One time he did talk about his disappointment in not being able to go, but his commitment to his marriage and my mother came before that.
When in Africa, I want to see the Serengeti and experience the life there as much as I can. In my last job, I worked in a place where there would be people from Africa. When I asked them where they were from, they would say Africa and I would have to prompt and ask what specific country. I also noticed their British English. Would I have spoken English with a British accent? When I think about the places I would still like to travel, this fantasy of Africa always comes to mind. --Carolyn
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