Another Farewell

One of the strange characteristics of volunteer life is the continuing welcoming and farewelling of friends. Whether it is people recently met or friends and family visiting, we constantly seem to say hello or goodbye. Recently some good friends (Don and Carol) finished their volunteer stint and have returned to Western Australia. They have been here for a year building a school at Epi and have become close companions. Individually we all got on very well but most importantly Don and Paul had the same humour and could amuse each other and not annoy us. We really enjoyed their company and hope they have a great time in WA at christmas. In the new year they look like taking a job in Indonesia so we wish them every success and hopefully we can meet them in some tourist location like Bali.