Adeus, Timor - our farewell
Our last month was both very emotional and very full. We realised very clearly that goodbyes are very important for the Timorese and not something you can just do quickly at the airport. When the Timorese say goodbye, they forget the negative experiences (which they hopefully didn't have with us that often) and remember the good times they had together. Our series of farewells spanned our last three/four weeks in the country. It started on 8 April. We started our new package here - so we had another orientation day, perhaps you remember? - and also said goodbye to our former students and gave them their certificates. It was a bit stressful overall because Umbelina, the teacher I work with, had to travel to Suai, her hometown, because one of her cousins passed away unexpectedly. So she embarked on the 8-hour journey we made the previous week - on a motor bike! As a result, she wasn't there and so I had to prepare about half of the reports for my pupils in the morning, which wasn't easy at all. Luckily, I had watched the previous preparations and so at least I could just get on with my work while the others all helped with the orientation day. Umbelina was missed in several places: normally she always organises such days almost on her own and so everyone was a bit confused.
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