I'm sitting wearing two pairs of socks, my trousers, a t-shirt and a jumper (that would be a "sweater") in Terminal 5 at London Heathrow. My nose is absolutely frozen! The elastic band holding my greasy static-y hair already broke - probably because it became brittle in the cold. But hey, the internet is cruising like greased lightening :) I'm sitting overlooking the runway and taking advantage of some free internet! I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be using free internet (something about the "BA Lounge" access point that I seem to be connected to, and I'm certainly not sitting in the lounge!), but hey, if it's on, I'll certainly take advantage of it!
So far, so good on the travels. Small world, but I ran into a fellow Canadian I know from Jb on the plane here! He's staying in the UK for a few days of work before continuing on to home for Christmas.
I had a great time in Uganda with Grace! We went to the zoo, we read books to the kids, and just had a great time puttering around with the kids, eating some good food (I always look forward to Grace's fried potatoes and sausage, and I devoured an entire avocado on my own), and having a couple of hot showers. Of course, the night I was there, the power went off! And they don't have a generator, so we sat in the quiet dark house and read books and chatted by candle-light. It was very relaxing. And it's always good to spend a day "debriefing" after being in Jb - especially good when you're staying with someone who lived there for a while with me!
And it was great to meet her new son, Frankie. What a hoot he is - he has this serious face all the time, and he's so chubby! But when he warms up to you, his face just lights up into this beautiful smile. And he's so chubby and soft and snuggly... I got lots of hugs and kisses from both Frankie and Ella, which was wonderful! It's just so refreshing and good for the soul to spend some time with little kids now and again. And somehow, it just feels good to have a day out of Jb in a less "extreme" sort of environment to aid in my transition back to North American life again.
Now I'm sitting and freezing my poor little nose in Terminal 5. What a posh place. It's actually a bit disappointing, because all the shops are so posh. I don't even want to go into them, because it's no fun to shop in place where you feel like you'll make everything dirty just by looking at it... and I certainly can't afford to buy anything I happen to mess up! I just don't want to put any of my fingerprints on any of the glass cases or anything! Everything is so shiny and sparkly and clean... maybe this is just part of reverse-culture shock again?!
Anyways, I plan to have a nice lunch with something turkey-ish, bacon-ish and cheese-ish. I also saw a place with a nice chicken ceasar salad (something I've also been craving for a while), and then will wash it all down with a hazelnut or eggnog latte. But I'm trying to do things slowly and pace myself, since I have a few more hours to sit here and freeze in the airport...
If all goes well, 15 hours from now I should be home! Too bad my computer battery will only last for another 1 hour!
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