Midnight Crisis

Last week, I had a midnight crisis. Lying in bed trying to get to sleep, I had this sudden panic that I have achieved nothing in my life; I realised that I had become complacent with life and was riding a flat wave with a known destination. I realised I didn't like this. I wanted a challenge. I needed a challenge. But what?

I emailed my counsellor J, and told her of my crisis. I had reached a conclusion - a solution - to my problem by the time I clicked send. I decided that the challenge of Habitat for Humanity is what I needed.

After a few days of running around, asking for days off work at one of the busiest times of the year, it was all settled. 15 ALTs from Gunma are heading off to the Philippines for Habitat for Humanity and I'm one of 'em.

Now people who know me will know that I love my mod-cons. This trip will be a challenge for me, that's for sure.

But this trip will not only help me. More importantly, it will help people in the Philippines by providing them with a home; providing them with something that many of us take for granted.

Makes you think, huh?