Well the day has come at last. After over a year of planning
I leave the UK today almost as unprepared as when I first applied to VSO. Sure
I’ve done plenty of shopping and think I should have most things I need in
Malawi but it feels like it’s largely impossible to either imagine what my new
life will be like or to think of everything that I should have tied up back
home. As I write this in the car on my way to the airport my mind is racing
with lots of really dumb little things that feel unfinished; things like have I
remembered to cancel all my direct debits? has Molly got all the info she needs
to proceed with the sale of our house? Have
I changed the address of all my bank accounts? The reality is that there
probably is a lot of stuff I forgot and most of it probably doesn’t much
matter, I’m actually really looking forward to getting on the plane simply for
the relief of not being able to do anything about any of it anymore.
Aside from worrying about things I can’t control the last
couple of weeks have been great. Ron and I went on a weeks holiday around
Scotland which ended in Edinburgh for the marathon festival. It was really
great to see some of you there for the last time, we all had a lot of fun, pics
available here:
Yesterday my family threw a goodbye dinner for me which was
awesome. Ron surprised me by coming up from London and they had all made
banners and posters for the house which was really sweet (Pics to follow.) Ate
my own body weight in roast lamb so that should hopefully keep me going for a
few days in Africa J
Not sure when I’ll first be able to get online in Malawi but
rest assured I’ll be posting again as soon as I can. Hope you’re all well and
enjoying the weekend
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