Well my face now resembles that of a teenager. Whether it’s the sudden lack of sunlight or my face crying over its new life, I have a situation on my hands. Obviously when backpacking, I didn’t have the room (or need) for face potions and so I now find myself putting salty water on my face to try to remind it of how well it behaved when spending long days in the sea.
Aside from project face, I am on my 6th cup of tea at just after 11am. I love a cup of tea but I’m beginning to feel tea’d out. I’ve never drunk so much sodding tea in my life! But like most other usually mundane tasks, tea making is now an activity.
Last night, we joined our new street in a clap for the NHS and all key workers. As it was Silence day in Bali last week, we couldn’t even take part overseas to show our gratitude so I made sure we were stood clapping at 8pm sharp this week. It’s amazing how this very simple act can trigger such emotions. I stood on the doorstep looking up and down the street with a huge smile on my face but a tear in my eye. Thank you Key Workers.
Indonesians, as with most of South-East-Asia, live day-to-day. Producing most of their food themselves on their farmland. No money for huge shops equals no panic buying or stock-piling, hardly anyone in the shops and everything fully stocked. Therefore, the stark contrast of no home delivery slots or click & collect for the vulnerable, no possibility of going to the shops and instead relying on family members is very different. So whilst we know being back home is definitely safer for us right now, life did seem a lot easier over there. In the days before we left Bali it was published that out of 6,000 Brits currently on the Island, 4,500 were visitors/ travellers- those wanting to get home. Some willing and able to spend thousands and thousands on flights with no guarantee of ever seeing the money again. Whilst I really hope they all make their flights and get home safely, I hope they are mentally prepared for what home is really like now. It isn’t the same as when they left.
Nodding Palms 