Explaination of the silence

So some people may already know why I've been the biggest blog slacker on the planet. The reason is that I'm now home. I got home on the 7th of April which was a surprise to a lot of people. Since then I've been trying to get back into my old life and it's been easier to do that if I don't think about what I've been up to the past 9 months. I've been catching up with family and friends while trying to figure out what on earth is going on with life in north america.

Plus sides to being home:

• Family and friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Movies, music etc that I haven't heard of before
• people being able to understand me when I talk
• knowing how to act in different social situations
• being able to relax
• food - glorious food
• blending in to a crowd
• knowing if strangers are talking to me it's not because they see someone who can pay their school fees, sponsor them in someway or get them a 'green card' or whatever
• life is much easier

Things I miss:

• friends and co-workers
• living the good life inexpensively
• bye bye mzungu/muno bye!!!! kids
• the chaos and constant streams of people around
• the mosque waking me up
• being able to hail a boda and get anywhere i want in the city in under 20 minutes total
• I'm sure there's more but as I said I haven't really started to process or even think about my time in Uganda because it's just easier this way at the moment.

I still don't know how this experience has changed me but I'm sure it has and I'm sure it will stand out in my memory forever.

Who am I?

So since my contract is finally over people have begun asking me how this experience has affected me. How I've changed and all that. I honestly have no idea and I've been thinking about it alot. I know that I've changed and everything but I don't think I can know how until I get home. I don't think I'm the same person I was when I left but I dont' know how different me now is from me then or even who me now really is. Is she the girl that is happy in her little life in Victoria with friends from forever just down the street, is she some slightly hippy-ish development worker who is content living in a small african town, or is she both of these people? I don't know though looking more hippy right now as I got my hair plaited as they say so braids halfway down my back. Photos to follow!
I just hope I still fit in at home, my life here is so different from my life at home that I think the transition back may be tough. I really can't say now though - I guess this is something I'll have to figure out when I get back.
Easter long weekend! Normally it's an easter egg hunt (yes I'm over 20 and still have an easter egg hunt with the little sister) where Laura competes against me and I dont' really try that hard. I wonder how that hunt will go this year?