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So im waiting on confirmation from HR at my current employment and then the contract for my 6 months away in malawi.
So far im feeling excited... anxious. No stranger to backpacking and travelling but africa is big new one for me- so any comments or feedback much appreciated.
I have started my ...
Discovering My Roots in Aberdeenshire
... have gone in in the dark had it not been only 5:00pm and full of other people. There are a ton of elaborate gravestones, big trees and the church in the background, with a bright clock face. I did a bit of Christmas shopping, and bought a toque and scarf for my trip in December, along Union Street.
I then headed back to the bus station where I got some dinner and caught my bus back to Glasgow. I managed to get most of the first draft of my essay finished on the way ...
The end of the road.
Well folks, we have come to the end of our journey together. I have such mixed emotions. Part of me is, of course, ready to be home with Doug, the kids and the grandkids. Ready to be back in my own space and bed and back to a "normal" routine. The other half of me is heart-broken at the though of leaving! It has been a magical trip, a thousand times better than I could have even imagined! I hate leaving this beautiful country and the friends here.....then there's Lorraine...not even going ...
A visit to the past.
Today I went to Kintore and "Heathbank" (Heathbank is the name of the house.) Heathbank was my home/home base from 1979 -1993. I was a bit nervous before I went, so many memories...as is always the case with life, some good, some not so good. Today was all about the good. It was so wonderful to see my nieces, Marie and Nikki. I had not seen Marie since ...
Hatton Village and Stone Circles
This morning was worse than during the night. 60 mile an hour winds...sideways rain...seriously awful! By noon it had slowed down to a dull roar so we headed off to find some standing stones. We first went through the village of Hatton which is where we lived when we first returned to Scotland in 1990. We drove past the house we lived in and then past the school where ...
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