Well, this is my final blog :(
The journey home was long, but fairly uneventful. The Kieran, Doug, Sarah and I were driven from Moses Lake to Pangborn Airport, Wanatchee where we were 'surprised' by Sue's appearance to say goodbye. We then flew to Seattle, where we said farewell to Kieran, who flew home on a earlier flight to the UK via Minapolis. Doug and I had seven hours to wait for our flight to Heathrow, and in consequence we travelled with Sarah into central Seattle. Sarah was the perfect tour guide, and following a trip to her hotel we went to the Cheese Cake Factory for lunch and walked on to Pike Market to see the fish throwing and the first ever Starbucks!
I managed to squeeze in a little shopping and blitzed Abercrombie and Fitch, and American Eagle before returning to the airport with Doug for our flight home. We said goodbye to Sarah, who will be staying in Seattle until Friday.
To my surprise Doug and I literally bumped into Sue's husband, Malcolm at the airport. Malcolm had just arrived from the UK!! A crazy coincidence.
The flight home was on time despite BA strikes and we were welcomed to the UK with hot sunshine (27 degree's).
The exchange was absolutely incredible, and I feel enriched and educated about USA/Canadian culture and criminal practice abroad. Whilst the vocational experiences will not have a direct impact on my existing job, I now have a broader appreciation of law in those countries.
I will look foward to sharing my experiences with Rotary clubs in the UK in the near future.
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