Looking ahead, looking behind
In a little over two short months, we will be leaving Mozambique and our MCC term. Some days it's fun to dream about what we will have access to when we get back to the States and some days I try to think of what I have appreciated about our life here in Moz.

I look forward to...
- libraries
- comfy couches
- relatively pot-hole free roads
- not managing a maid
- store bought tortillas (instead of making them from scratch)
- reliable electricity and water
- quiet, no raucous, loud parties all hours of the night that prevent us from sleeping
- looking for a place to live and not having to clarify that I want running water (with hot water) and electricity--kitchens that exist more than just a sink
- finding ways to become involved in a church more than just attending Sunday mornings
- four seasons (with only 2-3 months of hot weather)
- not having to treat our drinking water

Things I've appreciated in Mozambique
- outdoor cafes with delicious pastries
- ordering tea and milk and having it come in a tea pot and a small milk pitcher
- learning to cook with foods locally available and in season
- having a maid so when we are tired, we don't have to wash our dishes and having our bathroom regularly cleaned
- being able to spend all year outside
- fresh bananas, pineapples, mangoes and avocadoes
- learning a new language
- participating in the Anglican church liturgy
- shopping at local stores and individuals selling produce on the street for most of our groceries
- making friends with people of faith from all around the world
- seeing many different places in the region and having a non-tourist experience because we've lived here
- adventures that though they were frustrating at the time, taught us patience, endurance, character (?) and that we can survive when things fall apart or don't go as planned or as fast as we'd like them