Zuleika on coming home

While being in Cape Town I was able to notice the difference between there and the U.S but coming home just made it very real. I have realized that home is a very lonely place compared to South Africa. I loved the fact that everyone was so welcoming and you were able to have conversations with people you never even knew. In the U.S it is not as easy to do so, especially if you never saw the person. I had a conversation with the women sitting next to me on the airplane and I was able to think this more through. She was from Cape Town and travels back and forth from the U.S. When I had asked her about her experience in the U.S she agreed that it was not a welcoming place. She explained that it was hard for her to adjust because no one would talk to her unlike people in South Africa. My experience in South Africa has shown me that that is a major difference; the way people treat each other between the two countries is very different. When I came back home I realized that I am more shy but think that has to do with the fact that it’s harder to start conversations with people here. In the U.S almost everyone is worried about themselves and doing their own thing but in South Africa people actually care to see how your day is going. South Africa did feel like home!