Today
I arrived back into the United States. Although tired after a long day of traveling, I am definitely already wishing I were
back at my “home away from home”. As many may imagine, the last week and a half
of our 15-week stay was extremely busy! We were made aware that we could no
longer stay in the house we had been residing in for most of the semester, so
we had just about 3 hours to pack up and move to a hotel just a few minutes
down the road. I decided to look at this with a positive light and not be
overwhelmed because ultimately, it adds to our Cape Town story. With heavy
hearts saying bye to Loch Road, we packed up and found our new home in
Newlands.
The closer it came to our departure date, the more I
realized I really did not want to come home. The thought of saying goodbye to
the people who I have come to know over the 15 weeks truly breaks my heart. But
instead of saying goodbye, it was more of a see you later, another excuse for
me to come back to Cape Town. I made sure to make the most of each and every
day and to be in the moment. There is a weird feeling that I was experiencing
towards the end of the trip. This weird sense that time did not exist. While
talking to Shona, we both came across the conclusion that it was so hard to “be
in the moment”. It is almost like there is a glass wall in front of us, keeping
us from experiencing reality. I think this made it 10x harder to leave.
Going home and adjusting back to the US will be hard,
but I am confident that as co-educators, we will all be there for each other
and support each other through this difficult process. I am so grateful for
everything that I have experienced in Cape Town and I am sure that I will be
returning sooner than I think.
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