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wayfaringwordhack As the end of our stay in Mayotte draws near, I find myself torn. Excited about leaving, wishing ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mana_trini 's contract would be renewed for the fourth year. And everday, I encounter things that make me do the pendulum swing.
Cleaning mold from cabinets--inside and out--doors, appliances, I want to go, go, go. Ditto for getting eaten alive by mosquitos and having to use the air conditioner all the time. Same for the neighbors' spoiled, whiny I-am-GOD children.
But things like sitting in the office, seeing banana plants and coconut trees through the window; standing on the balcony to catch a glimpse of the lagoon, the smell of jasmine drifting up to me; watching geckos chase ants; spying a chameleon in the avocado tree; the laid-back life; the possibility of going for a swim in the ocean when I feel like it or picnicking on a deserted isle...those things make me want to stay.
But it's out of our hands regardless of all the pros and cons lists I come up with.
All I can do is look forward to the next place we'll land.
mana_trini 's contract would be renewed for the fourth year. And everday, I encounter things that make me do the pendulum swing.Cleaning mold from cabinets--inside and out--doors, appliances, I want to go, go, go. Ditto for getting eaten alive by mosquitos and having to use the air conditioner all the time. Same for the neighbors' spoiled, whiny I-am-GOD children.
But things like sitting in the office, seeing banana plants and coconut trees through the window; standing on the balcony to catch a glimpse of the lagoon, the smell of jasmine drifting up to me; watching geckos chase ants; spying a chameleon in the avocado tree; the laid-back life; the possibility of going for a swim in the ocean when I feel like it or picnicking on a deserted isle...those things make me want to stay.
But it's out of our hands regardless of all the pros and cons lists I come up with.
All I can do is look forward to the next place we'll land.
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Date: 11 Mar 2009 08:14 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 12 Mar 2009 02:14 pm (UTC)Are you allowed to clip the kids across the back of the head as you go? ... no, I'm not serious :P
Tempted, maybe, but not serious :}
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Date: 12 Mar 2009 04:21 pm (UTC)And yes, zooooom...there went our stay. Hard to believe we are coming up on 3yrs, eh?