and breathe…

Even though every day sort of feels like holiday when working in Zanzibar, I have not really had any time away from work since I arrived.

So with class cancelled for a couple of days because of Eid celebrations, I decided to head out of town to a place called Jambiani on the east coast of Zanzibar. It’s not as touristy as the west coast and I found a relatively cheap accommodation option, which turned into being expensive for what it is even though the location is amazing! I literally step right on to the beach when leaving my room. The sound of the Indian Ocean when going to sleep and waking up has been so soothing.

Of course I haven’t avoided work altogether, but I have really relaxed. Each morning I have enjoyed a beautiful sunrise (like I am now). I have read a book! I cannot remember the last time I read a book which wasn’t for work purposes. I have spent time just lying on the beach although I managed to get a sunburn on my stomach 🙄 so that was not a success as such! But most of all I’ve had time to reflect…

I just have two weeks left here before I once again head back to Europe. I feel like time has just gone too fast this time… The main purpose for me doing this volunteer work here in Zanzibar was so that I could get a feel for if I could make this my business base and to then start all the work that needs to go into that… I’ve done some of that work, but I have still not settled on a lawyer and I’m contemplating if I should wait for Brexit to see what my rights are before deciding anything here.

But is that just an excuse for more procrastination?!? Am I just delaying because I’m scared? Or think that the $8-10,000 start up cost is just too much of a risk? Or maybe it’s because I am just really poor at making decisions for myself? If was giving advice to someone else in this situation, I would just say – well, isn’t this your dream, isn’t this what you wanted, so why are you waiting?

On the other hand, the last 10 months have been good research and relationship building time. The main goals of my business will still be the same, but I may go about it in a slightly different way because of the time spent here and the people I’ve met already.

But the decision still needs to be made – I feel like I’ve been standing on the edge of a cliff for a while now and at some point I have to decide to jump or not! Aaaaanyway, will keep you posted on that, for now it’s back to enjoying the sunrise…