The Global Citizen course
has almost come to and end. And in four days we will be on the flight
back to Copenhagen. It is such a strange feeling having to say
goodbye to Myanmar. Before I came here i couldn't imagine that i
would feel this belongingship to a country after staying there for
four months.
Experiencing a culture so
different from what I am used to was in the beginning very exciting
but also overwhelming. Eventhough Myanmar is different from Denmark
in so many ways, i feel this connection to the country. I don't feel
like a tourist when i walk around the streets anymore. I feel kind of
at home. So eventhough i am looking forward to go back to Denmark I
will definetely feel sad about leaving Myanmar.
If I think about what I have
learned from the last four months, the biggest lesson has been
understanding the cutural differences. Spending so much time here and
really getting to know Myanmar has changed my perspective a bit. I am
not looking at my own country in the same way as before i came here.
On one hand i feel a lot more thankful for being born in Denmark. But
i also feel that some people in Denmark could learn a lot from the
burmese. About being more open to strangers, and about kindness and
sharing.
In four days i will not only
have to say goodbye to Myanmar. I also have to say goodbye to the
people i have spend every single day with over the last four months.
It is an intense experience going to another country with people you
don't know and spend all your time with them. Sleeping in the same
room, spending your sparetime together, go travelling together. You
get to know eachother in a speciel way, which i think is very unique. It makes you develop!
Frederikke
Frederikke
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