Déjà Vu
BY JENIECE TORANZO, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA- Lately, I have been having major déjà vous and I don't know why. It's not like I have ever been to Africa before. I mentioned it to Heath one day and he said "It means that you are on the right path." Those words made me feel even better about my decision about coming. What I have seen and learned so far has changed me and opened up my eyes even more. I don't think any of us will be the same person we were in the beginning.
We are more than half way through our trip and it has been amazing and challenging. I can see that this experience has changed us all in many different ways. I think that we have grown not just individually but as a group. We are learning what our strengths and weaknesses are and also what our pet peeves are with each other. We all have them. It's natural, but the tricky thing is learning to deal with them and adapting. There lies the challenge. I think that our crew has been doing very well considering that we hardly new each other before with got here. Brownie points for us!
Ok, so yesterday was a difficult day for me. I 'll admit it. I did have a mini breakdown. Sometimes being the makeup artist can be difficult because you have actors or actresses who don't want to listen to you or they tell you what to do. Sometimes they try to do other things while you are trying to do your job and end up making your job more difficult than it really needs to be. Now don't get me wrong. There are actors and actresses who are very helpful and understanding, but of course, everything has to have it's pros and cons. It's just that you have to learn that lesson along the way.