I am still honestly consolidating it, so here's a random unfiltered list.

I learned the western media is only a fraction of the truth, and often for various degrees of "truth". There are hundreds of millions of people being impacted by how I choose to live in the western world. Those people want the same things I want. Those people are extremely kind, friendly and generous - about a million times more than people in the western world (yes, West Africans make Canadians look unfriendly)

Self-sufficiency is a great thing. People friendly gets you a long way, even with guys with guns. Being polite is the best way to get ahead. The entire world is severely corrupt, many developed countries just have a different word for it, like lobbying. Many international corporations are evil and severely fuing up the planet and millions of people who live in it. A massive number of foreigners in West Africa are making it worse, not better.

I'll write a book about my trip, which will not be random, and I will flesh out many more points in detail.

http://theroadchoseme.com

I would love to know too, though I wouldn't be surprised if the genuine answer is that most of it can't really be put into words.