THREE WEEKS! THREE WEEKS! THREE WEEKS!!!
THREE WEEKS FROM NOW I'LL BE ADJUSTING TO LIFE ABROAD!
20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS!
Some days these next weeks look like a marathon I have to run without training...like there's no way I''m actually going to get through them.
Other days it feels like I'm 26.1 miles into that marathon and I don't know how I've gotten here, but the end is finally in sight.
Goodbyes are hard... frankly, I've spent a god portion of the last couple of days holed up in my room a lot because I'm just not up for drawn-out, emotional goodbyes.
Tonight is my last night on campus...I'll be back again in the fall, and it's with that knowledge that I'm just trying to ease myself out of this beautiful university that I get to call home and into the mentality of being a world traveler.
This trip played a role in my decision to come to Spring Arbor, and I'm choosing to try to focus on the bittersweet instead of the bittersweet. I've had a wanderlust heart since my trip to the Philippines eight years ago, this specific trip has been a dream for probably almost four years, been in the works for three, a reality in the books for a full year, and will become a reality in a little under THREE WEEKS!
My darling suitemates have been total gems. Treating me to ice cream, trying tofu because I love it, doing my dishes (because that's a job I hate), and affirming my choice to head to Guatemala. They both know that I'm not one for parties or celebrations and being the center of attention, and they've let me just make it through these past couple of days with plenty of time to be alone and process internally and get mentally and emotionally get acquainted with the reality that I'm going to be living abroad for a little over 17 weeks.
If I'm being completely honest, I didn't anticipate this part of the adventure to be so difficult. It's beautiful and I love all of the mess of it, even if it scares the heck out of me.
THREE WEEKS FROM NOW I'LL BE ADJUSTING TO LIFE ABROAD!
20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS! 20 DAYS!
Some days these next weeks look like a marathon I have to run without training...like there's no way I''m actually going to get through them.
Other days it feels like I'm 26.1 miles into that marathon and I don't know how I've gotten here, but the end is finally in sight.
Goodbyes are hard... frankly, I've spent a god portion of the last couple of days holed up in my room a lot because I'm just not up for drawn-out, emotional goodbyes.
Tonight is my last night on campus...I'll be back again in the fall, and it's with that knowledge that I'm just trying to ease myself out of this beautiful university that I get to call home and into the mentality of being a world traveler.
This trip played a role in my decision to come to Spring Arbor, and I'm choosing to try to focus on the bittersweet instead of the bittersweet. I've had a wanderlust heart since my trip to the Philippines eight years ago, this specific trip has been a dream for probably almost four years, been in the works for three, a reality in the books for a full year, and will become a reality in a little under THREE WEEKS!
My darling suitemates have been total gems. Treating me to ice cream, trying tofu because I love it, doing my dishes (because that's a job I hate), and affirming my choice to head to Guatemala. They both know that I'm not one for parties or celebrations and being the center of attention, and they've let me just make it through these past couple of days with plenty of time to be alone and process internally and get mentally and emotionally get acquainted with the reality that I'm going to be living abroad for a little over 17 weeks.
If I'm being completely honest, I didn't anticipate this part of the adventure to be so difficult. It's beautiful and I love all of the mess of it, even if it scares the heck out of me.