The Repatriation
6 Months down the line and I am slowly settling back into life in SA again. There certainly have been many ups and downs but overall, yes we are immensely happy to be back. We do have our days though where we miss the ease of being an expat. There will be days where the light bulbs fuse or when a picture needs to be hung and I miss that easy call that can be made to get the job done. I miss the Fridays off because even though Sunday was a working day it still felt like a Sunday should and you slipped into Monday knowing that Thursday was just four days off. There are many moments like that, where I miss......expat life. First Day of School A big adjustment for us is getting used to the crime again, I sometimes walk away from the car and the uneasy feeling of having locked the car or not pops into my mind, usually I have NOT locked. Then there are the stories that slowly filter through of people being held up at gun point in their homes, far clo...