2007 Update
Who could believe that it is nearly the end of 2007. For the Parfitts it has been a very busy 8 months since we arrived home. So what has it been like? We had been pre-warned by other travelers. who arrived home before us, what we should expect. While we braced ourselves for settling in troubles we are pleased to say it all went smoothly. It was actually nice to get back to school and to see everybody again. Both my school and Chris's made us feel very welcome and appeared to miss us. Alex slipped back into school really well and being in year 4 instead of 5 has caused no problems. At first he hung around with his mates in year 5 but now doesn't see them as much and has made some really good friends in year 4. How adaptable are kids. He loves his teacher and is going great guns. All reports are that a year on the road did him no harm. Surprise, surprise. Harry has taken to 'prep' like a duck to water and has won the heart of his teacher. He just manages to smile at th...