Washington and on...
Leaving on a jet plane This has been a bit of a busy week for me, spent, in the main closing down my apartment, saying goodbye to friends and preparing to board the bus back home to Edinburgh. All of which has been a good bit harder than I expected! First off, I’ve managed to accumulate a lot of stuff, such as bedding, pots and pans and the like. Craigslist is a fantastic place to stick these for sale, but many of the responses were not what I had expected. I priced everything to sell - there was no room in my hand luggage for the two single beds my kids slept on - so my prices were low. To that end, responses were high and not always from people wanting to buy. I got, I think about 60 calls, emails and texts for each item from people who wanted what I had for free. I got calls from homeless shelters, families in poverty and homes for battered women all looking for my stuff. I don’t know if that happens when things like th...