An unexpected turn of events
December 14, 2010 § 7 Comments
On starting this blog, I imagined it to be full of my homely Melbourne cooking adventures. However no more than three days after its birth my anticipated summer in Australia took an unexpected turn. I was sitting with my sweetheart, who was departing for Morocco and Sierra Leone in 5 hours, lamenting the fact that I was not coming – we would be spending a good five months apart. When it dawned on me. There was no real reason why I should not go! Plus, you only live once, and Sierra Leone seemed a destination that I would most likely never get to in any other circumstance.
It was on! I had five hours to book a ticket, pack my bags, organise work and pack up my whole room. Somehow I managed, and it wasn’t until I was safely on the plane that I had time to think about whether I had done the right thing. By then it was too late, my summer had been determined and to tell you the truth I was nervously excited.
Jet engine
the invisible cookbook 
Awesome!Great writing and artful pictures. Well done! How like how it changes each time I look.
Now Soph.. this is adventure!!!! What a crazy exciting 5 hours to go decision…..
Thankyou, its been fun!!
Vivid writing and beautiful pix, Sophie!
The African light is so glowy & warm.
Nevanka shared your olives XMass diner with me..
makes the Dutch supermarket crowds overhere look insane!
Wish U more great adventures to come,
Julian
Thank you Julian!
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