Getting back home was surreal. That weekend was a blur. Our flight arrived early so we went out for breakfast in Stanmore. My brother Sam shaved off his beard which he had been growing for the ten weeks we were away on a dare. David hadn’t shaved since Barcelona but Sam definitely outbearded him! David kept his for another week. We slept mostly normally, although I kept waking up at about 2am unable to sleep for around 3 hours, and continued to do so for the following week that I was back at work. My parents, having been avid fans of the blog, greeted us with hilarious pins inspired by our Arundel visit – “Save the Water Vole – WEAR MINK!”. We gave gifts, caught up with my workmate Laura for dinner, who also explained some of my job role to me so that I could prepare for Monday. The idea of getting straight back into it was hard, but there was no choice but to jump back into it, In a few days I realized I love my new position at work (doing English language teaching, group and support work), but I keep looking back with longing to our trip of a lifetime. Already we are looking at more travel as soon as we can.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig
Our flight home with Qantas was more comfortable than our flight over with Cathay Pacific. It was strange hearing so many Australian accents. They sounded more ‘Aussie’ than we remembered. We read, slept, and watched movies and television on the in flight entertainment sets. The selection is really quite good on those things. Our stopover in Singapore was a good chance to get the blood moving with a walk around the huge terminal at Changi. The gardens were pretty – lots of orchids, my favourites. We also got a free foot and leg massage!
Getting back home was surreal. That weekend was a blur. Our flight arrived early so we went out for breakfast in Stanmore. My brother Sam shaved off his beard which he had been growing for the ten weeks we were away on a dare. David hadn’t shaved since Barcelona but Sam definitely outbearded him! David kept his for another week. We slept mostly normally, although I kept waking up at about 2am unable to sleep for around 3 hours, and continued to do so for the following week that I was back at work. My parents, having been avid fans of the blog, greeted us with hilarious pins inspired by our Arundel visit – “Save the Water Vole – WEAR MINK!”. We gave gifts, caught up with my workmate Laura for dinner, who also explained some of my job role to me so that I could prepare for Monday. The idea of getting straight back into it was hard, but there was no choice but to jump back into it, In a few days I realized I love my new position at work (doing English language teaching, group and support work), but I keep looking back with longing to our trip of a lifetime. Already we are looking at more travel as soon as we can.
Getting back home was surreal. That weekend was a blur. Our flight arrived early so we went out for breakfast in Stanmore. My brother Sam shaved off his beard which he had been growing for the ten weeks we were away on a dare. David hadn’t shaved since Barcelona but Sam definitely outbearded him! David kept his for another week. We slept mostly normally, although I kept waking up at about 2am unable to sleep for around 3 hours, and continued to do so for the following week that I was back at work. My parents, having been avid fans of the blog, greeted us with hilarious pins inspired by our Arundel visit – “Save the Water Vole – WEAR MINK!”. We gave gifts, caught up with my workmate Laura for dinner, who also explained some of my job role to me so that I could prepare for Monday. The idea of getting straight back into it was hard, but there was no choice but to jump back into it, In a few days I realized I love my new position at work (doing English language teaching, group and support work), but I keep looking back with longing to our trip of a lifetime. Already we are looking at more travel as soon as we can.
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