Oh hello, please excuse me while I drag myself out from under this mound of laundry and ironing. But man does it feel good to be home. This week has been pretty uneventful. We worked, and had some home cooked meals. Nothing too fancy. Getting together with Robin one night and Joe and Miriam another night, which will be nice. We missed our friends here quite a bit. Maputo has a lot going for it in infrastructure and restaurants but the people here are some of the best. We are so fortunate with the friends we've made here. Even Dan's coworkers are incredibly welcoming. While we were away, he would get emails checking on us. I'd get Facebook messages telling us it's time to come home. Just really good people. Surrounding yourself with such genuine friendship makes being away from home much easier.
Early Friday morning we will be leaving again... I know, I know. We just got home. But this time it's for vacation rather than a work assignment so we are more excited about it. Plus, once we do get back home, we will be here for awhile so we can settle in and get comfy.
Friday, we are heading to Morocco! We're meeting Dan's parents in Casablanca and taking the train to Fes for a few days. Dan has Good Friday and Easter Monday off and my company's UK office has the same so it seemed like a good time to travel. We agreed we should pick a place that was not Christian/Catholic as many shops close for religious holidays, so we ended up with Morocco! Looking forward to a few days there exploring the shops and the history and the food.
On Tuesday, we fly from Casablanca up to London for the remainder of the week. I will be working from the UK office on Wednesday, while Dan has some errands to run in the city. On Thursday, we will head out to Oxford in preparation for the wedding. We've never been there so we'll likely roam around a bit and see if Hannah and Robin need help with any last minute things. Friday afternoon is the big wedding with the reception right after.
On Saturday, we will all head back to London for the big boat race between Oxford and Cambridge. After the race, there's a big formal dinner for the Oxford Boat Club and their guests, which we suspect will quickly turn into a party. If I didn't mention it before, Robin went to Oxford University and rowed for the team while in school. That's why they picked this weekend for their wedding to get a lot of the guys back together (including some of his old American rivals) and have a big reunion during the wedding and boat race festivities. Then, Sunday afternoon, we make our way back to Accra. Busy trip, but should be a really great time. I promise to take lots of photos along the way.
I'm unsure what the wifi situation will be in Morocco and unsure of my availability in London but will do my best to post here when I can. At the very least you can expect things to be back to normal for awhile when we return the week of the 13th.
Happy Easter, everyone! And to those of you who live in Florida, Happy "send-the-Snowbirds-back-where-they-came-from" Weekend!
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