The Departure

I am not sure it is a mistake or not for keeping it going although we haven’t got any consensus of how long I will be staying. I wrote them an email saying my disappointment for this miscommunication and stressed up that I am only available for 12 months but never heard back. 6 days before my departure, there is an electronic ticket for my trip on my email together with program planning for my in country training.  So I assumed that they also agree for me to stay as the initial plan regardless how expensive it is to send me there. We will see how will be the discussion going on once I get there.

Anyways, I will start my journey soon. I am still bad at saying good bye although I keep doing it over and over again. It’s hard to even hug and say good bye to my good friends in Bali. In a very feminine way we cried, and in a very masculine way we punched and got drunk :P.  It was a very beautiful friendship that I’ve got there. They are all amazing and inspire in their way. And the best of all, I feel so much loved.

 I hope the “saying bye “ moment with my family will be easy though. AND I notice, it is easier and easier for us now. Perhaps because I keep going and they get used to see me flying away already. Poor mom, she’s only got one daughter but keep walking and never staying. I know they are worried but they never show it to me. The best thing I can do is to take good care of myself.

So it will be a long haul flight, 3 hours from home to the airport, 2 hours flight from Medan to Jakarta, 4 hours from Jakarta to Bangkok, another 10 hours from Bangkok to Addis Ababa, then more than 3 hours from Addis to Lilongwe. Will ever be survive in this haul flights? I will let you know soon.