So, I have been in Namibia now for 27months and in Khorixas specifically for two years. I have experienced and learned a lot. One of which is that I am not a good blogger - very inconsistent! As of Friday the 13th of May, I am officially a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer! There is no amount of gratitude and thanks I can give to family and friends back home that have supported me through prayers, letters, packages, reading this blog, Whatsapp and Facebook messages. Thank you help me complete my volunteer service as it was not an easy one, but life changing. I love you all and am excited to see you when I get back. So here are a few last thoughts for you on my last blog post…
Things that I like now that I didn't before…
1) Cold water, half frozen – I used to like it room temperature, but it is so dang hot!
2) Hot tea – I always thought people were crazy for wanting their tea hot. The only way was iced cold sweet tea of course! Now I like hot tea anytime of the day even when it is steaming outside.
3) Donkey meat – well, that's a given because I never had it before! It is quite tasty.
4) Pap – also never had it, it was a nice easy staple I will miss
Things I will miss…
1) The unblemished, numerous stars
2) Being surrounded by mountainous hills
3) Animals everywhere, wondering about without fences and gates
4) Memes and anyone napping on a mattress on the front porch or laying on the cement floor to keep cool – doing what's comfortable without caring what it looks like
5) Meals be fire; poitgies; braii stands everywhere and fresh chips (French fries)
6) The everyday sights of donkey carts and riding in the back of bakkies
7) Hanging clothes on the line especially putting them up in the crisp morning and taking them down right as the stars were out
8) Walking as the most common way which means seeing people on the streets all the time and children playing outside together
I will not miss…
1) Unwanted attention
2) Hiking for transportation
3) Hand washing clothes
I have a few friendships that I will cherish forever. We are so close that I feel confident we will meet again. Also, no one will quite understand my sweet Khorixas as the people of Khorixas do. “As xusa /gom!”
