Tuesday 15 July 2008 will be my last day in SA. As I sit and ponder that fact I am filled with sadness .
I am moving to Atlanta Georgia USA. When I made the decision to accept the job offer in America I was overjoyed. I thought life couldn’t get better than this! I thought this is it, and as some of you know about my CCMA drama, I felt this was vindication to my detractors that I am destined for better things. Where I work everyone wants an opportunity to be offered a job in Uncle Sam’s land. That’s a biggie!
Now, I am not so sure. I feel sadness at leaving everything and everyone I love. My 7 year old princess will only get to see her family every six months or so, I am starting life in a foreign country as a single parent with no family support nearby – that scares the pants off me.
I can’t just pick up a phone at 1am to have a chat with either my brother, sister or my best friend. Now I will have to think about the time difference. Won’t be able to enjoy a soccer game SA style, no braai during a KC away match. Can only log onto tvsa when most people have gone home or the topic is cold. No shwashwi on Sundays. No ANC conference to help organise (that was my other job). So many things I’m gonna miss!!
We have to adjust to a new life and make new friends. Learn to drive on the wrong side of the road. Learn to get used to people going crazy over baseball. Learn to forgive the ignorance most Americans seem to have (that’s gonna be hard! I get tempted to hit them). Just to digress – when I went over six weeks ago to choose where I’ll stay, the one guy took the liberty of explaining to my dad what a hotel is!
I miss South Africa before I even leave! I didn’t realise it was going to be this hard. Everyone keeps telling me it’s gonna get easy but when will it get easy? In a month, two, a year? I don’t know, but what I know for sure (in oprah’s voice) is that I’ve made my bed, now I must lie on it.
So people, if you ever visit Atlanta Georgia give me a shout, I’ll sure enjoy a chat.
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