Being Stuck Overseas during the Pandemic
“Why don’t you just go home?” Is a question I’ve been faced with a few too many times to count over the past few months. Since the world went into lockdown I have found myself at a crossroads. To stay or to go – it’s a question I’ve not only been asked but also asked myself. So just what does it mean to be stuck overseas during a pandemic? I’m sharing my story of being stuck in South Africa to help shed some light on the difficulties of being far away from home during a pandemic. When a dream becomes a nightmare In November last year, I packed up my things and booked myself a one-way ticket to South Africa. My boyfriend was waiting on the other side of that flight in South Africa, welcoming me with open arms and a bunch of supermarket flowers. He and I met a couple of years ago in the Okavango Delta . I was on a safari in Botswana and since the first time we sat down for dinner, sparks flew. Quite literally hundreds of fi...