I love the idea of the colonials, and the tension about choices made for you that have made you the person you are and can't be undone, and the strengths each of us has to draw on because of who we are --I think I need to go off somewhere and cry for happiness--I'm **so glad** you saw this in the story. Thank you for reading!

And thank you for the good wishes about the journey. If Wakanomori and I can just avoid covid a few more days! If the flights can avoid being cancelled. If I can maybe reassure the tour guide that I'm not a complete crazy woman!