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Happy Days

A weird feeling invades me as I get Bernardo back after two months that seemed to have no end. But he is here now and it seems just as surreal as him being away from me. But just immensely better!

Things started smoothly with me skipping work for the afternoon. I greeted him with a semi fresh crab in Sagres and a first taste of the quality of the service in Mozambique. To make up for it, we had dinner in Taverna with Tricia and Claire and the waiter was more helpful than I had ever seen in Maputo. Maybe he figured it was Tricia’s last dinner. Or else, he just wanted a good tip, which he got, clearly!

It is sad for Tricia to leave as it makes me start to feel away already, it makes me feel like my time is coming soon as well. I read Rosa and João’s blog about how people come and they go and I can’t help sharing the feeling that I have been living for 4 years. Meet new people, make new friends, know a new city, have a new house and then pack your bags, have a farewell dinner, send a new contacts email and learn a new map. I guess sometimes I want to stop but I just don’t know how yet.

Overall, I am happy. This weekend, me, Bernardo, João and Rosa are off to see a new mission. Bernardo has never seen what I saw here, but he has already started making progress. Him and João bought books for the school for a third of the price. He may be good at this after all! :-) Welcome to Africa!

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