Hello :)
How are you?
Summer was nice. I watched the Olympics and remembered when I was seven I bet a friend that I would be in the Olympics one day. Dammit.
Anyway, I'm still working in the education department - the cover picture is of me and the guys I work with. In July we held GED graduation in the visiting room. The students wore caps and gowns and threw their caps up at the end - man those ceilings were low.
I continued to study this summer - less on the hot days.
On Labor Day there was a “concert” on the little cement slab in the rec yard for people with clear conduct. Guess who performed? THE - incredibly popular, just played at the Emmys and Saturday Night Live - Jelly Roll. Ja, it still makes no sense. But he signed my cap afterwards. #famous
I have 6 months left here - my last day is 6 May, 2025. So, depending on how long deportation takes, I could be back in SA for winter. I’m excited to gather my resources and start my next chapter…
Chapter 50
Barrett stepped out of the plane and took a long, slow breath through his nose. Boerewors? Chops? Yes, someone was braaing :)
Miss you lots. Please send pics.
Love,
Barrett Preston Busschau
Update: All my worldly possessions - everything I owned - were stored with a close friend. I just found out that, a few weeks ago, all of it burned to ashes - along with all his stuff and his house too…Gone.
So I’ll see you all soon with the clothes on my back: Holy cow.
Check out my next blog: I'll Be Home for Christmas 2025
