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Well, that's it. My bags are packed and I'm currently standing in a very slow line to check my bags in at Mt Kilimanjaro airport.

I've had a good last day. We went to church this morning with Witness which was a bit of a first for me. There would have easily been over 1000 people there - it was really quite amazing. I think religion works well here. It seems to be a very important part of their lives. People are always very disappointed here when they realise I haven't 'found god' yet.

It was quite a teary departure from the house for me. I had to say goodbye to some really really wonderful people. That was hard. Apart from that though, I am 100% ready to come home. 8 weeks is a long time to spend apart from people you love but it has definitely given me a whole new appreciation of them as well.

I hope you have enjoyed the blog. It has been a really good way for me to remember what I've done and also process it. There is no way I could begin to explain it all once I got back - where would I start? So doing it in small chunks has been much easier. Many people have sent me some really lovely messages along the way also. Thank you. They have been really encouraging and inspiring.

I have really loved my time here. You all should give it a try some day.

Bye x