It is our wings that makes us beautiful
- Dec 17, 2015
- 2 min read
"But, Marta, what were you doing in Kufunda? I still don’t understand"
That’s what most of my friends, colleagues and family asked when I arrived back to Barcelona from Kufunda. The difficulty to give them an answer that would make sense to them confirmed the beliefs that I had been sensing since I arrived to Zimbabwe.
Kufunda is about being present; doing or producing are relegated to the background. That’s the first thing I understood when I arrived. No one told me what to do or at what time I should be here or there. After a couple of days of transition, I started to feel that my only responsibility was, as everybody else’s there, being aware of the community needs (and therefore, act) and share this responsibility with the rest of the members.
That is, actually, the biggest and most beautiful assignment that only you can give to yourself. That’s the way I see it. Through this freedom you can deeply talk to your soul and connect with the heart of the others. This created an invisible circle that embraced all of us.
This sense of community fascinated me and still now, from the other hemisphere, I feel this connection. As well as the presence of nature, who hosts the place and our lives. She is there, all around, all the time. During my weeks in Kufunda I started to be in relationship with that powerful land and, somehow, learn to listen to it. I just hope my life in the city won’t destroy it now that I’m back ;)
I find myself living this journey of life; learning, being, laughing, witnessing and also failing, letting go, giving life and dying at the same time.
My love to all the Kufundees.
All my gratefulness to the people that lead me there and the beautiful Zimbabweans I met on the way.
Marta Cayetano i Giralt
"Love is the message and the message is love;
from the streets to the mountains to the heavens above"
What a soul-stirring reflection, Marta! The way you describe Kufunda as a place of pure presence rather than productivity really hits home. We live in a world that constantly measures our worth by what we do or produce, so reading about a space where simply being is enough feels like a breath of fresh air. Your line about the biggest assignment being the one you give yourself genuinely moved me — it's such a powerful reminder that self-awareness and community connection are forms of learning no classroom can replicate. As a student, I often feel crushed under academic pressure, and sometimes I've even thought about whether to pay someone to take my online exam just to survive the semester. But…
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Marta, your reflection is deeply moving — the idea that our greatest assignment is the one we give ourselves, rooted in presence and genuine connection, is something so many of us forget in the rush of daily life. It's a reminder that true growth rarely comes from checking boxes or meeting deadlines, but from slowing down enough to actually listen — to the land, to others, and to ourselves. It's funny, even in the world of academics, where services like assignment help for UK students focus so much on output and results, what students often need most is exactly what Kufunda offers: the space to be curious, to connect meaning to their work, and to feel…
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