Tuesday, 16 February 2010

23kg

It's great, because here I am sitting with the fire going and I look outside and it's snowing. Proper, big flakes. This morning I woke up and the fields were white, and it was a funny feeling because it's kind of like England is saying "seeyaaaa Sal here's some good old English weather to REALLY contrast with what you're gonna get soon!" I've already changed the setting of my laptop to Ghana weather, even though I'm leaving it behind, so that everytime Dad turns it on he'll see the little weather gadget on my desktop and see what it's like where I am. At the moment it is 33 degrees and sunny. A lot of the time it shows thunder storms but after hearing someone refer to the rain in Africa as liquid sunshine I am trying to change my naturally negative attitude!

Today is my last full day at home. Tonight will be my last proper sleep in my lovely bed! As my flight is at stupid o'clock (6.30am) on Thursday Steve is going to drive me down in the wee hours of the morning so I look forward to a night of terrible sleep full of butterflies and anticipation...

Currently, I am halfway through packing... That is, my huge rucksack is full of clothes and medical bits and bobs and my bed is still covered with toiletries, important-documents-to-take, many books, photos and other miscellaneous items. This isn't too much of a problems, as my allowance is two bags of 23kg and whilst I don't fancy actually taking two bags of 23kg (and indeed getting them into Ghana and around Ghana!) I think I will be seizing the opportunity to check another bag in. My plan is to fill either a small wheely suitcase or medium-weekend-trip-away sized rucksack, and that way I will be able to not only take everything that I want to but also add in a few luxuries (a pillow, my Nottingham hoody! Possibly a pair of heels?) The main attraction of this is that I will be able to take a few more books!, although Steve has been great and is lending me his ipod onto which he has packed some songs, a few films and the Wind in the Willows as read by Kenneth Grahame so even if I run out of books I will still have some forms of entertainment!

For those that are interested Steve has set me up with a lovely skype headset and my name thingy is supersal22, so all I have yet to do is work out how to use the thing and I'll be good! Also whilst I am away I would love to receive post/letters/photos or anything off lovely people so once I have a firm address I will be letting you know!

Goodbye, everyone; goodbye, snow!

Love, Sal xxxxx

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