Karibu to Zanzibar

My farewell at Dialog was as heartwarming as my welcome in Zanzibar. Thank you all my sweet colleagues for the beautiful words and uplifting comments, motivations and laughter! Thank you all for the amazing time and opportunities! 

Also my family and friends made my last weekend amazing! Thank you all for that!

My first days in Zanzibar have been a mix if tiredness, relaxing and getting to know people at my new home. I was exhausted when I arrived but was welcomed by

my new colleagues and a nice breakfast buffet! After sleeping a few hours I walked around, talked with people and had my first video call with an amazing friend...and then the wifi died..for two days. After a drive to my new hometown to buy a new simcard I just relaxed a bit at the hotel and in the evening had some nice conversations with some colleagues. Good for the distraction because of the exhaustion I felt a bit down...

Friday my friend was coming to visit me. She came earlier then expected and took me on her appointments at other hotels and we went to pick up tourists that were leaving back to Brussels. I got to see a lot of the beautiful green Island, its colorful people and saw the life of a hostess from closeby, respect!

Today we had a meeting at the hotel planned, which was cancelled...Africa ;) so I decided to relax, instead of that I got a tour from the owner through the hotel and got to see where the issues are that we have to work on! Then I tried to relax on the beach, which also didn't work. First a group of sweet teenage girls grabbed my attention. They collect shells in the ocean every day to help their families with a bit of extra money they make by selling those. Only one spoke a bit English, but we understood each other well enough. Then I I sat down with a guy who is from here but works in Dar Es Salaam. We talked about the problems on the island and he had some good ideas of how to help the people here move forward! Great to meet people like that!

After coming back to the hotel an going shopping for soda for the bar with the fundi and getting an introduction into the reservation system I decided it was better to go to my room coz thats the only way to relax...im still not the kind of person to just sit on my ... ;)

This blog has been made in 4 hours....with help of the amazing Wifi and 3G, my Iphone and Laptop!

Its a small world

Every person you meet in life is for a reason. Some to learn you a life lesson and some to enrich your life with love and laughter. Some people pass by for a moment, others stay for a lifetime and some just come and go. Some are able to make you smile with just a small gesture or a hug when you need it....just by giving you a second of their time they make a difference...those are the ones I cherish.

I am trying to say goodbye to all the people that have a place in my life. But even more then the last year I feel like I need 3 of me... So sorry for the people that I can't see before I leave, but that doesn't mean you are not in my mind or heart. The world is a small place nowadays, so we will keep in touch! I feel the support and love from my family and friends and I am very grateful for that, it is like you are al coming with me! I want you all to know that I will always be there for you, I'm just a phone call, message or flight ;) away.

We are all alone in this world and we will leave it alone. We are a responsible for our own actions and are the only ones that have to justify what we do. So take the steps that you think are right and you can justify. For me, I got this opportunity so quickly that I feel strongly that it is meant to be and this is the path chosen for me. There is a reason why I am being send there and I have the responsibility to find out what that is. This is why I seem so strong, but I am not alone, Allah is always with me.