Aslan is on the move...

Well actually it’s me that is on the move!

This is because I have to move house, not because I want too, but because my landlady’s son and family are returning to Pakistan from Canada.

So on Thursday and Friday I will be moving to a new house about 5 minutes drive from here. The best news is that Naseem, my wonderful cleaner, is coming with me. When Nadjma (the landlady) told Naseem that I was moving, and asked her what she would do, Naseem said she would have to come with me as I need looking after!! I am really pleased that Naseem is coming with me; she is very good at her job and is very, very reliable.

The house is slightly bigger than this one and on the ground floor, which means I get a small garden as well. Thankfully, the chowkidar will be in charge of looking after the garden as grass and plants are completely beyond me!

The move is giving me mixed feelings, I have actually become very attached to my apartment here, even though I have only been here 8 months, and I really don’t want to move, but I don’t have a choice so I am going to make the best of it. I am sure that once I am in I will soon settle in and it will feel like home as well.

I asked Habib (School administrator) on Friday, what I needed to do regarding the move and he said ‘Just tell people what needs moving and where it needs to go’! So it looks like I have been nominated as Supervisor, I think I can manage that role!!

The temperature here is going up again. This weekend it has been about 43 degrees Celsius, according to Lubna, and is due to get warmer still. I hear that things have started to get warmer in the UK ready for my arrival, which is great news. I just have to make sure that I don’t melt before I get on the plane…