Some of you might be wondering what we are doing during our last few days in England. Are we going to fade away or go out with a bang? We’ve been preparing for our return to Canada for a while now so several events have been a part of our process of saying goodbye to England. We had our final trip to London, we’ve been out for our last curry dinner, we’ve both purchased the quintessential English item to take home with us, we’ve taken lots of pictures, we’ve said goodbye to our local pubs and we’ve had our leaving-dos with our co-workers. Of course, the preparations have also included cleaning our flat, packing our suitcases and shipping all of our boxes. So what is left to do?
There is one small thing that will be the grand finale….
On my last day in the country I have the pleasure of meeting HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Pause for gasps of shock and delirium to set in.
The university where I teach has been selected for a royal visit while HRH is in Sheffield. I have been selected to represent the midwifery lecturers while he tours our school's clinical teaching area. Along with a few other lecturers and some students, I will give a demonstration of some of the simulated teaching equipment we use.
Not a bad way to spend my last day, I guess. I am working on my curtsy as we speak!
About Me
- B & B
- Leeds (aka Bumtown, UK), West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The Idiossey - Definition
Odyssey n. An extended, adventurous wandering.
Idiocy n. 1. A condition of subnormal intellectual ability in the lowest measurable range. 2. Something extremely foolish or stupid.
Why would two people leave their loving families, fun friends, excellent careers, nice house, comfortable lives, familiar surroundings and the greatest country in the world to move to a city Charles Dickens referred to as the most disagreeable in England?
I direct you to the definition of Idiocy above.
But its not that simple. There were opportunities in England which were not available in The New World which we were compelled to pursue. So we did. Now we'll make every effort to see the best and worst of the lands of our ancestors while we also attempt to take the most advantage of the aforementioned opportunities.
I direct you to the definition of Odyssey above.
We hope that this blog will be a chronicle of our Idiossey and allow us stay close to those of you who will be missed by us.
