Less than a week to go…
It is unbelievable how quickly the last six months have gone – I thought when I came here that I would be desperate to come home by the end of June, but it turns out that I am going to have very mixed feelings on leaving. I am extremely excited about the overland trek that we are about to embark on from Nairobi to Victoria Falls via lions, giraffes, zebra, and buffalo roaming the African plans. I am also extremely sad to be leaving beautiful Rwanda, with its gorgeous children and the lovely people I have met here (especially Pam…I think Pam-withdrawal symptoms are going to be extreme – Tracy's not looking forward to them but I've no doubt she'll administer the valium that we saved from when I was ill before if necessary!) I am extremely looking forward to seeing my family (and extended family…and York family) back in the UK though I am not looking forward to returning to my house in York which has apparently now got a trashed garden, ripped to pieces by the local kids, and a mould infested bathroom. If only I could get them visas, I would very seriously consider bringing Jean-Pierre and Rachael back home with me – he is a great guard, and she can certainly clean!
It is unbelievable how quickly the last six months have gone – I thought when I came here that I would be desperate to come home by the end of June, but it turns out that I am going to have very mixed feelings on leaving. I am extremely excited about the overland trek that we are about to embark on from Nairobi to Victoria Falls via lions, giraffes, zebra, and buffalo roaming the African plans. I am also extremely sad to be leaving beautiful Rwanda, with its gorgeous children and the lovely people I have met here (especially Pam…I think Pam-withdrawal symptoms are going to be extreme – Tracy's not looking forward to them but I've no doubt she'll administer the valium that we saved from when I was ill before if necessary!) I am extremely looking forward to seeing my family (and extended family…and York family) back in the UK though I am not looking forward to returning to my house in York which has apparently now got a trashed garden, ripped to pieces by the local kids, and a mould infested bathroom. If only I could get them visas, I would very seriously consider bringing Jean-Pierre and Rachael back home with me – he is a great guard, and she can certainly clean!
Here is a picture of them with me that we took yesterday. Note the length of my hair now…and the weight I have apparently put on! The matrons decided today that you could see the fat on my face, my arms and my stomach…and if I could just increase it a little more I would be a perfect size apparently! One of the teachers totally independently also said that I was getting fat. It might be a compliment over here to tell someone they are becoming fat…but unfortunately it just points out to me that drinking full fat milk in African tea (which is all milk with a bit of spice in), irregular meals, lack of exercise and the discovery that Jackie makes very good chips have become a bit of a problem. I went for a long swim this evening to thrash off some of the excess baggage…I don't want them to charge me extra to get on the plane!!
Where was I? Oh yes, my mixed feelings. So, you can see that the last couple of weeks have been hard-going – I began to seriously consider my future and the whens/hows/whys and wherefores connected with returning to Rwanda, and then decided that really the best idea was to make my biggest concern not being eaten by a lion for the next month, and then deal with the other issues on my return! Who knows what the future holds…but there is no reason it should be scary (unless it involves being dragged out of your tent by your feet by a lion of immense proportions!)
Over the next month we will be on our trek, and apparently we will have some internet access on the way, but I'm sure it will depend on where we are and how far we are prepared to "trek" for an internet café, so, if I can update you I will, and if not, fear not, I will fill you in on my return. Watch this space!
1 comment:
You don't look fat at all - I'd have said the opposite if anything!
When do you return to the UK?
Rosie xxx
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