A change of plan

There has been a small change of plan for the Christmas holiday. Due to a number of reasons, instead of spending Christmas in Sudan, I'm going to be going to Germany for the holidays to see my family there.

Pros: Christmas in Germany = good food, good family time, hot showers and the chance to buy instant oatmeal, chewing gum, gummi bears and post-its (all things I did not bring and now regret missing out on), plus hanging out with my cousins and aunt and uncle.

Cons: missing out on an African Christmas, only having jungle-appropriate clothes in Germany in December, the cost of a plane ticket from Juba to Dusseldorf, being kind of home, and yet, not quite.

On another note, I have been re-reading classic books from my childhood, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, not as good as I remember. Anne of Green Gables, even better.

And also, the last few weeks have been crazy; adjusting to a new country, figuring out a new job, understanding a new organization, eating too much goat, etc. Also, I'm trying to moderate my remarks in order to prevent any misunderstandings for the organization I work for as well as myself. All of this means the the quality of my writing hasn't been great. So, for the 2 people who read my blog, I'm sorry about this. It will get better and more interesting once I settle in.