Time

Time is an interesting concept over on this side of the world. As i have mention previously everything moves slower, more relaxed even. I don’t mind the relaxed sense of time when it doesn’t inconvenience me. There is no rush to get anything done. “We can do it tomorrow”, “later”, “tomorrow” yada yada yada. I have found this easy to go along with because I have not had any future commitments while have been here. A friend of mine, Tella, described Goma as a bubble or black hole. She thought that it would be easy to show up here and before you know it a year has gone by. I think it’s because everything here moves at a manageable pace. Not to fast, not too slow. I think Goldie Locks would love it here.

However the my perfect relaxed nature is all about to change.

In 11 days i will be stepping on a plane and saying goodbye to the Great Lakes region of Africa. 11 days!! It is hard to comprehend that my time here is coming to end. Right now I have the same feeling one has during exam period. I am trying to get all of my work done while making the most out of everyday and night.

Today I had a brief glimpse of what I am in for once I touch down in Cairo. I was trying to come up with a plan of what I am going to do in the short amount of time I have and let me just say from what I have researched so far 9 days is not nearly enough time to see Egypt. But I have to make the best of what I have got. I will be thrown head first into a place bustling with energy. I will be restricted by bus and train schedules versus just meal times.

This sense of urgency with only be magnified once I get to Europe and then home to Vancouver. It is interesting how more tense and fast moving everything gets as I make my way closer and closer to home. Just thinking about applying for classes, going back to work, and then eventually going back to school is all very daunting.

What I have to work on now is not squander my time left in Goma. I can’t get ahead of myself