How exciting for you! I hope that one day you will be able to revisit the land of your childhood! very pretty layout, I like all the diamond shapes..the scatters and paint in the background is very effective!
Beautiful layout! Love your background with the open and solid diamonds and the gesso splat. Great fonts, too! I enjoyed reading your journaling, particularly since I'm in the middle of reading Barbara Kingsolver's novel (The Poisonwood Bible) about a missionary family that lived in the Belgian Congo in the 1950s as well as during the Congo's struggle for independence. I wish all good things for your future.
