I fly back to England in 5 days. As my mum said on the skype the other day I am going from one place in the middle of no where (the Negev) to another place in the middle of no where (Garstang). The big difference is having lots of people around here and almost no one back home. That shall be the challange when I get back doing plenty of things to keep my social life busy and fun. I am going to miss this place a lot so I thought I'd try come up with 10 things to stay positive about when I leave.
1. A CLEAN BATHROOM AND KITCHEN!! I am so excited about finally having a shiny clean rooms and only having to clean up after myself (and occasionally my mother) not 18 other people, many with questionable levels of cleanliness.
2. Eating non-kosher food. Cheese and meat together! and bacon, sausages and all that deliciuous pork products. I can finally have a pizza with pepperoni on it. Oh real cheese. Not the tatseless stuff Israel comes out with. Mmm some Tasty Lancashire or Garstang Blue would be heaven right now.
3. Never thought I'd say this but i am missing the rain! In 9 months here I think it has rained a grand total of 3 weeks if not less. The sound of rain falling when your sta in the warmth of your home is one of my favourite sounds so it will be nice to see a few rain drops again. The heat is also pretty intense here so I look forward to actually wanting to wear clothes again.
4. My friends and family I havent seen in so long! My best friend is getting married, I've already missed the hen do so it will be great to catch up with her before the big day. Of course my mum, dad and sister too. My mum came and spent a week enjoying Israel with me but everyone else it's been too long. A few of my friends have made families of their own in the time I've been away, so think I shall be meeting some tiny bundles of joy.
5. Doing lots of different stuff such as:Yoga, Capoeira (if I'm in close enough proximity to a class), Zoomba, swimming, Samba drumming, paying Gregson Lane Folk Club a visit and generally keeping my self occupied. Probably not all at the same time though, not sure I have enough energy for that.
6. Applying for gardening jobs and finally feeling like I have a tiny bit of direction in my life. I dont feel like I am just going to be flailing around feeling lost this time, unlike after coming home from teaching in China.
7. How incredibly green England is and the resultant lack of dust/sand that gets everywhere! Oh and no mosquitoes to feast on me!
8. Having a washing machine to do my own laundry. No more 258 written on everything and the black hole that is the kibbutz laundry service.
9. Pints of real ale and or an ice cold cider when the sun comes out. Israel doesn't really have cider even though it has the perfect weather for it.
10. Researching and deciding which country to go and explore next? Hehe. Nah I might stick around for a while, we'll see how things go.
Leaving this place is going be hard after 9 months here, but its time to move on and try something new. I hope my next adventure is filled with as much fun and fabulous people as I've managed to find here.
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