The end of the summer break looms and I have to admit to beginning to feel rather nervous about the year ahead.
As colleagues and friends prepare to return to school my preparations are for a two stage flight this Thursday to Banjul in The Gambia. I am pleased to say that thanks to a VSO training session earlier this month I know five other volunteers who will be travelling with me. In fact we will stay together for the first few weeks after arrival for additional training.
Throughout the holiday, friends and loved ones have written, visited or phoned to say farewell. This has been much needed and I have found it very reassuring but also extremely difficult to say goodbye to each one. Sudenly a year seems a very long time indeed.
I have had to remind myself often why I decided to become a VSO volunteer. This helps quell the nerves and re-awaken the excitement. I know I will miss everyone and hope that we can keep in touch by electronic means (To this end I owe many thanks to Dom and his considerable patience).
Bye for now
Chris
