"Home" again

I've been "home" in England for half a week now, enjoying some good food, although the weather as usual leaves a good deal to be desired...despite some sunshine, it has now gone back to form of grey skies and rain, which has left me longing for Zambian heat and sunshine! This will be my final entry, as I guess I am not travelling any longer (at least for now) & now have to find some paid work, fairly daunting seeing as most of the world's economy seems to have gone into meltdown in my absence! Still, I am certain that things will work out for the best. They usually do.
My last week at SFH was pretty busy, considering all the bits of work I had to tidy up, people to say goodbye to & my house to put in order before the next tenant moved in. And I had to have a leaving party as well, of course...
It was very hard to say goodbye to the Zambian firends I had made; the mzungus I think I will be more likely to see again, and most of my close friends (other than Noelle) have all gone on to other places. But people like Max & Miriam in the OPD, Matthew in my office, Thomas (nursing student & my next door neighbour), and Goshan, the obs/gynae consultant, I don't actually know if we will meet again. Goshan especially is very funny & I will miss him. At my leaving party, he kept trying to teach me to dance in the African way, but I fear that that is a lost cause! In spite of our differences of opinion on the relative 'merits' of Robert Mugabe, he is very sound & I am certain he will do well.
Anyway, I had better finish this blog on my reflections. I may have constant electricity & water supplies now, no more threat of malaria, but I do still miss Africa terribly: the warmth both of the weather and the people, the light, the beautiful country. And I will be going back just as soon as I can.

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