and back in Toronto again

I left Goma mid morning Saturday and took a bus to Ruhengeri, Rwanda to visit an Ugandan friend now living and working there and after a lovely visit with him, caught a bus to Kigali Sunday morning in time for the first of four flights back to Toronto. I hardly slept at all on the flights (or on Saturday night for that matter) so was absolutely beat when I arrived in Toronto yesterday. I managed to stay awake until 8 pm and that was the end of that. 8:30/9 having become my regular bedtime in Goma anyway since we woke up at 5:00 a.m. daily.


It feels a bit surreal to be back in my own home, though of course it's nice to be home. I wasn't ready to leave, and am sad and missing the new friends I made. It'll take me some time to readjust to the chaos of life in Toronto and having a blank calendar for the next two weeks is a rare treat - though I hope to be sociable and reconnecting with everyone as your schedules allow.

I want to thank you all so very much for your support of me over the past few months both before and during the journey, as well as for the incredible financial support without which CPT isn't possible! There have been some difficult moments and knowing I could share them with you here kept me from feeling isolated and again, I thank you.

Looking forward to reconnecting in person with some of you soon!

So for now, signing out until the next time.

peace,
a.