Ahhhhhhh! I am so guilty of lakbloglazersum (lack of blogging from being lazy and enjoying the summer too much)
And OH MY DAYS! Have I had a good summer or what!
after living in Tanzania for nearly a year, the thought of coming back to the UK for 7 weeks was both exciting and nerving. To be honest I was a little nervous of culture shock. However on the plane I had a sense of peace that this summer was going to be incredible, and that thought of peace was absolutely right!
There were a few things that I found very different and had to get use to though, for example, when I first went to the toilets in Heathrow airport, i had to ask my friend what the 'funny smell' was. After a few moments thought i realised it was actually cleanliness!!! Not saying that our bathroom wasn't clean, but the difference between the amount of different cleaning products people use in England.
People kept asking what are you most looking forward to, when you go back to England and the answer I would say again and again would be BREAD. Before you start wondering, you can get bread in Tanzania, but seen I am gluten free I can't eat it and Tanzania don't have gluten free products. So on my way back from the ariport when we stopped in London at my grandparents house and they brought me out a plate of buttery, melting'ing', deliciously, scrumptious "gluten free seeded bread", toasted with a thick layer of butter you can imagine my thrilling excitement.
Aside from seeing my incredible family and friends, jetting off all up and down the country, eating and drinking galore, shopping, WIFI and generally being spoilt rotten, I have grown so much and feel like I have grown so much in who I am, where I want to be and what I want to do with my life (what this space )
So with my room looking like a WW2 bombs raid and having just 1 full day left until I jet off back to my 2nd home, Tanzania, I am a very busy girl. Fitting in goodbye dates and getting those last little bits and bobs sorted and packed I am feeling very positive about the coming year. Believing for new adventures, challenges and experiences.
I hope you keep in touch and follow me as I set out for Africa year 2!
