In the blink of an Eye

Time has passed quickly with only two months left to go ....

Music blaring, dogs barking, electrical saws roaring away as if there is no tomorrow …  How unusual!  How is it possible for a small rural town, of 10,000 people, to generate so much hullabaloo?

A Tsunami of thoughts rushes through my head.  Yes, the time is nearing and soon it will be time to pack, to leave?    I am reminded by the thought that I still have a zillion things to do; trainings, follow-ups, tying loose ends and off course getting rid of all the stuff that we’ve accumulated at home and at work before our exit.  Except that my thoughts are constantly interrupted by the noise, the wind bellowing in and out of the verandah, accompanied by a swirl of reddish brown dust that lands everywhere in our open element house.  We’re further interrupted by the landlady, who this time has come up, not to give us food,  but to give us yet another floor washing demonstration, to wash the saffron red dust off the floorboards that will stay clean for mere seconds… 

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been here for almost 3 years, but somehow it feels like only yesterday, when we had just arrived, having had an adrenaline rush of meeting new people, learning a new language … being introduced to a new culture …. it truly feels as if we've simply passed through the Kingdom of Wonder in the blink of an eye …   And, yes, with a snap of a finger, the two months that we have left  here, will vanish just like that!  

Alright, it’s time to dry myself from my cool shower, put some coconut oil to keep my skin moist from the wind, have breakfast, gather my things for work :)

More later :)