Having arrived here 9 months ago from the UK, I will admit it has taken a while to feel settled. I was welcomed immediately but it is strange to be living and socialising with people, some of who may be work colleagues of your husband and others ex-pat wives themselves. In a normal world you may not have mixed in the same social circles or had any of the same interests but here you have to open your mind to new hobbies, challenges and expectations. There are some great people who you gel with straight away and others not so. It really is like that first month at college/university.
We come from all walks of life and from so many different countries; the main one being USA. Some are Mothers and Grandmothers. Some of our children have already made their way in life while others are still at the ages of discovering their futures while we are thousand of miles away, making do with Skype and Facetime calls whenever they can spare the time to talk with us. A few are lucky enough to have their young children here with them - to experience and absorb the culture, the people and the wildlife that is Equatorial Guinea.
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