This week’s post is late. Here’s why…
Last week, my husband Duncan and I joined a volunteer team involved in a project more than 1000 kilometres or 620 miles away. We received the invitation last minute, giving us minimal time for planning, but the opportunity wouldn’t come again. We jumped at the chance to be involved.
First things first – we had to grab some flights. Travelling the 11 hours each way by car wasn’t going to be a viable option; we simply didn’t have that much time. It was school holidays, which pushed flight costs right up and flight availability right down. We had to take what we could get and we raided our safety net account to cover the added expense.
As for the rest of the trip – accommodation, meals, and transport – we would just make it up as we went. That’s not our usual modus operandi and admittedly it was unnerving. We were stepping outside our comfort zone. In the process, we learned a lot, as you always do when you leave your comfort zone.
Here are some lessons from the week:
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I love this week's read. Liked hearing about your adventures and the finding nemo reference. 💛
Awesome Sharon! Thank you for sharing some snippets from your time away. What an adventure! I hope you had an amazing trip and can’t wait to hear more about it. I couldn’t agree more about the impact that social isolating has had on us. Nothing can replace in person connection and face to face interaction - it’s how we are designed! Ps. Can’t wait to hear the rest of the story about the driver you knew 25 years ago! 😱