#Illbeback

We are beyond the halfway mark of our adventure here, and we find ourselves saying..... "When we go home, we ..."

People often ask us why we want to come back, with everything that goes on at home - but honestly, things go on everywhere. Nowhere is perfect, but so far SA is about as close to perfect a place for me.  (Funnily enough, foreigners who have been to SA ask what are doing here!)

Don't misunderstand me, I am not unhappy here, I am completely content - but I am excited that I have so much to look forward to.

Every time I come home on holiday, and I get out of that plane at CPT INT, my heart skips a beat. I am so warmly greeted by huge smiles and at customs they welcome me home, and I know I am, indeed, home.   The longer we are away, the more I miss it.

I cannot wait to:

This is where my heart is.  This is my home.

• smell the sea every morning.
• see the whales, penguins, seals and dolphins
• feel serious wind, the kind that slams your car door shut, lifts your dress and causes you hair to tangle,
• see our mountains every.single.day.
• see sunset every. single. night
• go for runs in wide open spaces
• hear the crickets at night... even if it's behind the fridge!
• hear people yelling at one another across the road
• feel the energy and the noise and the colour and the accents,
• to talk to the petrol attendant, the car guard or lady at the till
• to eat fish and chips while watching the sun go down
• to go to my "office", complain about the terrible coffee, but live with it because of the view
• to go and watch cricket at Newlands
• to hear the Hadeda at 04h00, and curse him for waking us up
• to be able to jump in the pool after gardening
• have varied landscapes around every corner
• to have people just "pop in" for a visit on the way to wherever they were going
• just be able to see my family whenever I want to.

#ImStaying