Jet-Lag

Well, here I am enjoying that wonderful thing called jetlag.  I was exhausted and went to sleep at 8:00pm only to wake up at midnight and now be wide awake.  Hopefully a bit of blogging and reading will tire my eyes out so I can get at least a few more hours of sleep.

I landed in Malawi today and it felt so good to get off the plane and be back in this country that I love so much.  The warm, humid air, the green, rainy-season grasses, the friendly smiles from strangers, the rain-soaked red-clay mud, I love all of it.  It does feel a bit surreal though.  I remember when I first got back to the States; I would have these dreams in the first couple of months about being back in Malawi for a visit.  Back in Chikwina visiting my recplacement, hanging out with other Peace Corps Volunteers, etc.  And you know like most dreams things are always a little weird and not quite how they are in real life, little changes here and there.  Of course I would always wake up and be in bed at home.  I was feeling the same way today.  Going back to the Peace Corps office, so much the same but little changes here and there, all but one of the American staff had turned over so there were some new faces.  It felt a little like I was just in another one of those dreams and I would wake up at any moment in my bed back home.  I’m glad it’s not though; I’m really happy to be here and can’t wait to see Madalo on Thursday when she comes up from Thyolo.  I feel very good about the decision to come back to Malawi, I know that God is directing my steps and worked all of this out perfectly according to his plan for me.

Here’s to hoping I can get back to sleep.

Tiwonana! (We will see each other)