"Expect
nothing". These two words resonated with my group and me once our
coordinator told us this on the first day of orientation before going to
Tajikistan. She encouraged us to leave our assumptions behind, allowing for a
trip filled with memories and not expectations. This mentality
allows for crap happen and an easier way to get over it. You’re not tied down
to an idealistic idea of what should happen and you’re not mortified by what doesn’t
happen. You deal with what does, whether it is good or bad. What I find the
most beneficial of this idea is the appreciation of the good that happens. It
makes an amazing experience even more memorable because you didn’t expect it to
happen, but it still did. This mentality allows for something spectacular to
happen, and for you to fully appreciate the magnitude of the amazingness and
not measure it up to expectations.
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