Goodbye...

So my time in Malawi is almost over, just enough time for one more blog. I fly home tomorrow afternoon after 6 months in this country. I have to admit I am very excited to go home but I really will miss Malawi a lot.

Over the past week I have continued to volunteer at Butterfly in Nkhata Bay, I chose to stay there for an extra week instead of going to the 4th July celebrations at Maji Zuwa. I loved my time at Nkhata Bay as I got to know the kids at nursery really well by thje wend of the 2 weeks. I picked out my favourite, a little girl called Natasha who is just the cutest girl in the world. I have managed to fit her inside my suitcase and hope to get her through customs in Heathrow... so if you see me with a small African child then you know who it is. There were a few unfortunate events at the nursery including one little boy who weed on me - luckily there was a spare shirt for me to change into - I later learned to keep my distance from that chap.

In the afternoons at Butterfly I would either relax in the lake or help Alice (the owner) move a load of sand and bricks for a new nursery they are building. Moving the bricks was fun as we got to chuck them to each other in a long line - I managed to improve my rugby skills somewhat and now I male a good scrum-half.

Before long my time in Nkhata Bay was over and I had to head back up to Maji Zuwa to collect all my things. We had a little party there on Saturday night which was tough as there were so many people to say goodbye to. I really don't like goodbyes! On the Sunday we were ready to go, after a final wave of hugs we got on the last minibus in Malawi and headed south!

I'm now in Lilongwe and again I find it such a strange place. The city is so wealthy with expensive restaurants and electronic advertising boards - it's incredible to think that this is the same Malawi that I have spent so long in without electricity or running water. I can't say I am a big fan of Lilongwe, however they do have an amazing Indian place where I will have to eat tonight!

Tomorrow I am leaving Malawi around 1pm and heading off to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) where I will wait for 6 hours until my flight to Heathrow. I'm really not looking forward to it and just want to be home right now. I still can't believe that in 48 hours I will be in my home once more after 6 months here - CRAZY!

Anyway, I will blog once more when I get back to the UK. But for now... goodbye Africa.