Friday night work had a goodbye to my replacement, hello to me and Christmas party all rolled into one. Stephen and Lexi came along. It’s interesting to attend these things and see who sits with who, etc. The locals and the expats don’t really mix – all the expats sat together – or were seated together. I’m not sure if it was because we were the outsiders or if it was more a respectful way to treat the higher-ups.
We went to an Anglican church service this morning. The music was much better than that at the Lutheran church though no one greeted us after the service in this place either. It was a large congregation and we weren’t the only white faces, though there were only a handful of others. It is an interesting feeling to know that you are so different looking – we don’t blend here like we did (or thought we did!) in Europe.
For work this week, the management team is going on retreat to Mombassa which is on the coast. As we will there 2 nights, Stephen and Lexi will come along. The retreat is at this resort that I have been to before for a finance meeting. It’s very nice. We will be meeting most of the time though so I anticipate very little free time myself. We will fly down there – it takes about an hour and then you take a ferry to the hotel – that drive takes about 2 hours. So even though we won’t leave the country, it’s a lengthy trip.
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