From the island of Happiness&Simplicity.

From the land of desserts and development, to the land of poverty and greenery, Bahrain to Comoros.

We all flied to the same destination with one aim, to help, but every one of us have had a different objective.

Some went because they wanted to see how poor people live and still make the best out of everything. Others because they wanted another volunteering opportunities to open for them and so on from different types of aims. 

I went because there is another life out there I wanted to know about. I wanted to discover what was happiness all about, what did helping and volunteering really mean.  I wanted to live something else, something new I haven’t experienced before.

Did I really learn from all this?

I did learn more than anything else, it was a 10 days life school.

First and best thing that have happened was that I survived in Africa for 3 days without my luggage. That obviously means that I survived without having anything. I realized that the things I own might have had their values but not having what I need didn’t stop me from doing anything. I barely thought about what I was wearing or who looked at me. I’m in a lifetime experience, having fun and learning? That was enough.  

The day we stepped in the country everything seemed different and weird. The place, the people, the food and everything around. We were carrying thoughts that we might live the worst days od our lives because of Africa. How did the truth turned out to be? We lived the best days of our lives because it was Africa. The people, the food and everything else was normal. What did we need? Some positivity and everything would be perfect.

How about the welcoming party we had? A M A Z I N G. Imagine a whole city gathering in one place, dancing and celebrating because you arrived to their country? Honestly, we felt like celebrities but there was one thing that really surprised me. We had some ex-presidents and important people from the country speak and one of them mentioned that Arabs completely ignore and forgot about their islands while they are one of the Arab countries. It’s true, how many people out of all of you know that this country needs help or even is an Arab country?

We were given tasks to do in the school we visited. I learned that focusing results in a greater outcome than just doing so many things at one time.

After completing the tasks we have had lunch with the students there. Do you know what’s really embarrassing? When a Comorian girl and I have the same amount of food on different plates but she finishes everything on her plate but I don’t. I discovered that we don’t have any appreciation to food.

Speaking in front of the country’s president was something completely different,  I still feel proud of myself for doing that.

Every time we see a person with special needs we get emotional and feel bad. Imagine a room as big as a store with 50+ special needs people and ALL of them sitting on the floor? Yes, this was their special needs center. Thousands and thousands of thoughts stroke in my mind when I realized that they have nothing compared to the disability center we have here in Bahrain. During the speech of the representative he said a sentence that I can never forget. ‘ The normal people of Comoros don’t live normally then how will the special needs people live?’ I will leave the thinking for you, whoever read this sentence.

I learned that simple life is the reason behind happiness. I learned that nothing is worth not smiling 

I was surprised by the number of hands that asked for help and kept wondering if what we offered is actually what they need or want to have in their lives or not? But after all, we left a touch before coming. Our visit was called a historical visit to their country as no one else have ever done it before. There is so much that I have learned, so much that I want to share but lets keep this only for the blog post.

Thanks to all who have made this the best memory I have ever had and became part of my life. I love every single one of you, f3lan.

Thanks to the most amazing mother any person could ask for, for letting me live this opportunity. Could have done nothing without her!

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