We landed in Canada on 21 August. It was good to be home. We got back into our old house and got all our stuff delivered (though not yet all unpacked). We saw my grandparents, aunt and uncle and cousins. We met our great neighbours and I reconnected with good friends. Nice. I am in a new school working hard to make new friends - with some progress I am happy to report. So things here are good.
Canada is clean and orderly and easy. And there's lots of fun to be had. But I am already missing Africa. I miss the great weather (quite cold and some rain here in Ottawa). I miss the beaches, the snorkelling and the surfing. I miss our great friends from Mozambique (and good friends that have recently left Maputo for Manila, Rome, Washington and New York). I miss traveling to "House of Fire" in Swaziland - amazing music festival called "Bushfire". I miss the American School and the great teachers. I miss sushi and movies in Nelspruit. I miss zip-lining the canyons of South Africa. I miss Rachel (our housekeeper) and Americo (our cook). I miss Breakers hotel and the climbing wall in Umhlanga and the Ushaka water park in Durban. I miss tearing between houses with my Danish buddies on our street. I miss my tortoise "Tiny." I miss our big house and taking over the third floor for sleepovers and nerf gun battles. I miss gelato at Sommerschield park. I miss camping at the Elephant Reserve and in the Drakensberg mountains.
That is a lot to miss! But its not forever. Goodbye for now Africa - I'll be back!
But for now, pass me another box. Where can we put this? Has anyone seen my skateboard?
Canada is clean and orderly and easy. And there's lots of fun to be had. But I am already missing Africa. I miss the great weather (quite cold and some rain here in Ottawa). I miss the beaches, the snorkelling and the surfing. I miss our great friends from Mozambique (and good friends that have recently left Maputo for Manila, Rome, Washington and New York). I miss traveling to "House of Fire" in Swaziland - amazing music festival called "Bushfire". I miss the American School and the great teachers. I miss sushi and movies in Nelspruit. I miss zip-lining the canyons of South Africa. I miss Rachel (our housekeeper) and Americo (our cook). I miss Breakers hotel and the climbing wall in Umhlanga and the Ushaka water park in Durban. I miss tearing between houses with my Danish buddies on our street. I miss my tortoise "Tiny." I miss our big house and taking over the third floor for sleepovers and nerf gun battles. I miss gelato at Sommerschield park. I miss camping at the Elephant Reserve and in the Drakensberg mountains.
That is a lot to miss! But its not forever. Goodbye for now Africa - I'll be back!
But for now, pass me another box. Where can we put this? Has anyone seen my skateboard?