Somewhere over the rainbow

We had our Jamaica presentation today. It was a nice wrap up to what was a good adventure. I really enjoyed the culture and people of Jamaica. The sense of unity, strong family ties and optimism is a reminder of what I need to focus more on in my life.
I miss the children of the community that we worked in a lot. They were so adorable. I loved holding the very young children and just playing with the older children. Playing games, teaching songs, which went both ways.
I miss doing safe sex work and hiv awareness in the community. They were eager to hear what we had to say as well as share what their reality is in regards to sex. Some of their opinions were very interesting.
I know that international development is what I want to do with my life. I think that I am sensitive enough to an individual's culture to be able to do it without harm. I realize that some international development can be quite harmful, especially if done from the charity model. So far I believe in the developmental model.
I will be graduated school in a few weeks and I just have this lull feeling. What am I going to be doing between now and university in a year and half? I want to travel but I have no money. I want to go back to Africa, but I have no means of getting there. I am applying for more consistent street outreach position with my agency. I think while I am in Canada that this is what I am made for, I really love working with people living on the streets. I have a strong passion for harm reduction. While I'm here, it's what I should be doing.