Edie
15-03-13, 21:36
I have been offered an amazing opportunity to visit Africa for 5 weeks to work with wild animals.
I have never been away from home for more than 2 weeks. I find it really hard being away from home and being in unfamiliar places.
I went to Africa on holiday 6 years ago and when I look in my diary entries I wrote at the time they are full of comments about how much I miss home, yet when I think about it now I just remember it as an amazing experience. But that was only for 2 weeks, so 5 weeks and missing home might outweigh the experiences.
I don't travel well and often feel really ill for a couple of days after travelling. I'm sure I will be allowed to stay in bed if I need to, but I don't want to look lazy.
I worry about food because I get very sick if I eat wheat. We cook our own meals, but all the food is provided - they provide everything we need to make pasta salad every night, and sandwiches for lunch boxes. If you want anything different you have to provide your own. For the price we are paying I am very happy to provide my own, but we arrive on a Monday and our first opportunity to go to the shops isn't until Saturday. You are not allowed to import food without a special license, so I can't just pack a bag of rice in my suitcase in case it gets confiscated by customs.
I take a low dose of codeine on prescription for IBS. You are allowed to take medication for personal use if it's in the original pharmacy packaging, but I'm paranoid about getting quizzed about it by customs.
On the plus side, self-catering does give me control over my food, once I have been able to purchase it. I would also be travelling with my very lovely college friends, some of whom know about my Asperger's and the anxieties it leads to - those who don't are really lovely and would probably be supportive if I told them about it.
I know you can't answer this question for me, but should I go? Are they really going to confiscate rice? I have to decide by Monday.
I have never been away from home for more than 2 weeks. I find it really hard being away from home and being in unfamiliar places.
I went to Africa on holiday 6 years ago and when I look in my diary entries I wrote at the time they are full of comments about how much I miss home, yet when I think about it now I just remember it as an amazing experience. But that was only for 2 weeks, so 5 weeks and missing home might outweigh the experiences.
I don't travel well and often feel really ill for a couple of days after travelling. I'm sure I will be allowed to stay in bed if I need to, but I don't want to look lazy.
I worry about food because I get very sick if I eat wheat. We cook our own meals, but all the food is provided - they provide everything we need to make pasta salad every night, and sandwiches for lunch boxes. If you want anything different you have to provide your own. For the price we are paying I am very happy to provide my own, but we arrive on a Monday and our first opportunity to go to the shops isn't until Saturday. You are not allowed to import food without a special license, so I can't just pack a bag of rice in my suitcase in case it gets confiscated by customs.
I take a low dose of codeine on prescription for IBS. You are allowed to take medication for personal use if it's in the original pharmacy packaging, but I'm paranoid about getting quizzed about it by customs.
On the plus side, self-catering does give me control over my food, once I have been able to purchase it. I would also be travelling with my very lovely college friends, some of whom know about my Asperger's and the anxieties it leads to - those who don't are really lovely and would probably be supportive if I told them about it.
I know you can't answer this question for me, but should I go? Are they really going to confiscate rice? I have to decide by Monday.