And when I go there, I go there with you

June 13, 2008
(Boarding the plane to Madagascar in South Africa)
From the journal of Derek Rury

"The past day has been very interesting. The end of our South Africa journey was the first time I started to get nervous. As we boarded the plane, I was the last person to get on. I could feel my heart poundung and my nerves losing conrol. But yet again, this amazing group of people made me feel comfortable. That we were all nervous, but we were all going through this together.
When we arrived in Madagascar, I had never rarely (if ever) felt more important in my entire life. We breezed through customs, because the Peace Corps Country Director met us there. Not only was the CD there, but current Peace Corps Volunteers were there to cheer, whoop and holler at us as we exited the airport. It was hard not to feel like a superstar. Like the Beatles arriving in America. Maybe we didn't deserve it. Maybe we did. Regardless, it was a great feeling. And after traveling the world to get there, it was something we neeeded."

Where the Streets Have No Name - U2