Leavinnggg!!

Bismillah,

Yay, many months and no updates. What a way to start a journal. D: !!
InshAllah I'm due to leave on the 30th, after a delay due to complications with the surgery...

The dinner that Fahad and co. planned for me was truly awesome. Even Ali came down from Saskatoon. It's probably the first time in my life that some type of 'surprise' party has actually caught me more or less completely off guard. It was awesome! The gifts were all so thoughtful, and I haven't really seen the card that much yet, but I'm sure I'll reaaaaaaallly enjoy it.

On a sadder note, I did say my first real goodbye. It was to Ali, since it almost certain that I won't be seeing him before I leave. With everyone else, it was sort of a "salaam for now, but I'll see you before I leave, inshAllah." It was sad.

On a more comical note, today was an appreciation dinner for the work my dad had done as chair of the department of Neurology. I had been up and about the whole day, and didn't get to really charge the battery fully before going. The party was three and a half hours long. Towards the end, my battery failed. Commence brown bearded man carrying a beeping box around in a party full of white doctors.

...yeah.

InshAllah I'll try to update more as time goes on. :)

-Shuaibu