So, this week was a big one for me. I finished off my work in the Health Department, wrapped up loose ends, said goodbyes to long-term colleagues and friends.
Completing the work was the easy bit - the major project I had been working on this autumn had come to a close and it was only a matter of filing documents, and making a few plans for my successor. Harder work was going from one Xmas party to the next all week!
What suprised me this week was the number of goodbyes - from colleagues, friends and many other people that I have met while in Edinburgh. I guess I never sat down and totalled up all my Edinburgh friends and it is hard to move away, not knowing when I might be back. What makes it a bit easier is looking forward to the interesting times to come in Sri Lanka...
Speaking of which, we now have a longer period of time to say goodbyes as the Sri Lankan visa office are taking a holiday and have not yet processed our applications. Putting back our departure by a week is actually something of a relief as last minute preperations should now be a bit less last minute!
So, next week will be Christmas festivities, but should also be a chance to catch up with preparing for the trip.
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