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"Two more days to go in Belgium before our departure to Delhi. We are now stationed in the woods of Kapellen, just north of Antwerp, in my parents' cottage. It feels a bit surreal to be in the middle of a park, surrounded by peace and quiet knowing that the hustle and bustle of India lies only a few days away.
We spend our days finalising our preparations. It's amazing how much there can be to do if you have the time for it; I mean how many more times will we have to be dealing with telephone providers, mail services, banks, insurers and removalists before it's all in order. I realise that it will only be done when I finally decide to let it go and get on with the trip.
While I am dealing with the above, Simon is busy with packing and repacking, trying to get the final luggage down to the bare essentials.
And then of course, there are more good byes. We've had our goodbye Brussels party last Saturday and yesterday we spent the day with my sister's family at their house near Maastricht. It was good to take some time to relax and enjoy with them.
In the meantime we're also getting a better idea of the kind of volunteering we may be doing - me with the Spastic Society of Karnataka and Simon with the Association for Promoting Social Action - and how we may be living there (maybe sharing accommodation with other foreigners there for different purposes). But it looks like nothing will finalise before we actually get there... Exciting!!! "
- Rein signing out
"Two more days to go in Belgium before our departure to Delhi. We are now stationed in the woods of Kapellen, just north of Antwerp, in my parents' cottage. It feels a bit surreal to be in the middle of a park, surrounded by peace and quiet knowing that the hustle and bustle of India lies only a few days away.
We spend our days finalising our preparations. It's amazing how much there can be to do if you have the time for it; I mean how many more times will we have to be dealing with telephone providers, mail services, banks, insurers and removalists before it's all in order. I realise that it will only be done when I finally decide to let it go and get on with the trip.
While I am dealing with the above, Simon is busy with packing and repacking, trying to get the final luggage down to the bare essentials.
And then of course, there are more good byes. We've had our goodbye Brussels party last Saturday and yesterday we spent the day with my sister's family at their house near Maastricht. It was good to take some time to relax and enjoy with them.
In the meantime we're also getting a better idea of the kind of volunteering we may be doing - me with the Spastic Society of Karnataka and Simon with the Association for Promoting Social Action - and how we may be living there (maybe sharing accommodation with other foreigners there for different purposes). But it looks like nothing will finalise before we actually get there... Exciting!!! "
- Rein signing out
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