So, with just two days left of school, I'm wondering at what point the reality of the situation is all going to kick in. To a certain extent, I don't think reality will dawn until September - when I am tucked away in Rwanda and everyone else has gone back to Grey Coat. Still not sure if I'll have a cry on Friday - I don't really like goodbyes (especially big public ones) and because it does not seem real, I think maybe I will be OK. I had a moment at the Abbey Service a couple of weeks ago - my throat caught during the singing of "I the Lord of Sea and Sky". Oh dear.
I had a nice day at London Zoo today with my tutor group (well - 17 of them as the rest are on a trip to Germany). I had to give 5 of them the "disappointed" lecture about ten minutes into the trip and reminded them that today would leave me with some final memories of them and it would be awful if they were unhappy ones. So they rose to the challenge magnificently and even afforded me the opportunity to have a cup of coffee and a sugary snack when I was flagging in the afternoon. Two of them also supplied me with super sour and sugary sweets to keep me going. We saw just about everything you can possibly see at London Zoo and it didn't rain until we got on the coach to leave. Fab.
I'm still busy with all my preparations. I've handed in my notice on the flat and have almost done all my VSO paperwork. Just need to pack the flat up and go I suppose. It struck me today that my entire annual salary from VSO is only just over half of one months pay from my current job. Is it any wonder that people have such difficult lives in other countries? We have no idea how lucky we are, really and I hope that I gain perspective on that when I am away.
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