Merry Christmas! (Although technically it's already over for me...)

So, it's true that I leave more than anyone else you've ever know...
we have firmly established that... So, in keeping with tradition, I
have decided to travel with Daryl and Sabrina to take Sabrina's mom
back to Windhoek so she can fly out. I will be meeting with Mick to
do my initial debriefing since he won't be around in February when I'm
in Windhoek. I will also be getting my windshield replaced so that I
can sell my car in the next few months.

I realized the other night that I can now count in weeks the amount of
time that I have left. It's a little bit scary! I have just read a
book called 'The Art of Coming Home'. It's specifically for people
who have been living abroad and it discusses the issues that people
face upon re-entry into their own culture. The book had some amazing
insights and I hope to be sharing them with you in the next few
weeks. I think that it will help me and it will help you to know a
little of what to expect from me. I have already started composing
the emails in my head, I just have to take the time to sit and get
them down in the computer.

Christmas here was wonderful. Daryl, Sabrina and Susan (Sabrina's
mom) really incorporated me into their family and we had a very
special Christmas celebration over the last two days. A big blessing
was that Daryl found a turkey that we enjoyed on Christmas Eve. It
was my first turkey in 3 years! :-) It tasted amazing! Today we
went for a swim at one of the lodges.... it's odd to be singing
"Dashing through the snow, on a one horse open sleigh..." when you're
in a bathing suit and sweating!

I hope you all had an amazing Christmas as well!
love and hugs,
kimmie

p.s. the intention of writing this was to say that I won't have
internet access while I am in Windhoek... I promise that I will try
to catch up on the whole mess of emails when I return though!