Letting Go ...

Hello there, my name is Carol, a participant from Brattleboro, VT with the Exposure program here in South Dakota. The trip here was the longest trip i have ever been on to get someone. As I saw my ride drive away on June 29, it just hit me, "hey, I am really going to South Dakota!" We went to Bradley International Air Port and flew to Ohio by 1:30p.m. We then flew from Ohio to Colorado where we met up with Arizona and New York. Two more groups of people whom are also participating in the Exposure program here in South Dakota. We then all gathered in vans and headed towards our destination. What a trip that was! O.k., so it takes longer then 7 hrs to get there
according to the amount of times our drivers got lost. It was an experience to remember. We gave everyone a chance to get to know each other. We then finally arrived to Pine Ridge at 3 in the morning. Everyone was very tired. So, we all got situated and fell asleep. I am not particularly going to explain what we exactly did so far. Lets just say it was a time to remember. However, the trip so far has given me chance to really explore and meet new people and to see what kind of cultures are out there. There are many different people on this trip and the staffs are really nice. Meeting people on the reservations and around this area is very interesting to me. Not only taking photographs, just meeting them and getting to know what they do and what kind of rituals they take part in. I hope to explore more out here in Pine Ridge, South Dakota and to keep doing new things.