Goodbyes

First it was

goodbye New Zealand (Kariotahi beach)

and then

hello Fiji (Pacific Harbour).

I spent two and a half blissful weeks kitesurfing, hammocking, eating, sleeping and reading/writing poems. And then it was

goodbye Fiji (last night, at the 'celebrity love island' beach)

And now I'm back at home.

My brain is blurred with jet lag, but as far as I can tell, I'm happy to be back. I was welcomed by my family at the airport, and they've been very good to me. The English Autumn is freezing cold and beautiful. The English architecture and trees and everything seems just wonderful.

And now it's time to wrap the blog up. First, I've finished travelling, and am about to start something totally new (trying to find NGO work - can anyone help?!). Next, I've changed a lot, and "dissident words" (the title of this blog) doesn't really fit now. I'm not reacting and rebelling any more, but accepting the self that's emerging and the world it's in. Lastly I'm going to take a break from blogging, and maybe come back later, when it's fresh again.

Goodbye, and thanks to all for reading and commenting, it's been great to think that people have been interested by some of this.

Peace.