Going Home

My only hope is that people noticed that I haven't been blogging for a while. In my defense, I've been taking exams. Not finals, mind you. Exams. In the words of one of my dearest friends, "of course you Americans need to call it finals to remind yourselves that you're done afterwards".

I mean I'm alive. Did you know that taking exams in Australia is similar to taking exams in Hogwarts?

I'm soaking in a lot of little moments right now. I'm sitting on Sydney's bed listening to her talk to Anna, our hall supervisor. The sunshine is creeping in the door and there is a slight breeze making me regret throwing away all my socks in a packing frenzy. Sydney's music is bumping from her lonely laptop whilst she does her business elsewhere. The hall is filled with people that are a mix of melancholy and excited, talking about how many Tim-Tams and sweet chili sauce can fit in their luggage and screaming excitedly. I can't name one person here who isn't dying to see their family.

This is my second to last day here. I'm overwhelmed by the thought of all that's happened to me in the last 5 months. I've been places I never thought I'd me, seen things that have blown me away with their beauty and met people that have embedded themselves deep into my heart. I can't wrap everything up in a blog post. It's not possible. The thoughts that have all come pouring into my head right now are endless and while I wish I could share every special moment, every side-splitting memory, and every important realization I've had, I can't.

I'm overwhelmed. I'm so incredibly grateful for every moment that I've been here and the more things I'm blessed with, the more I start to comprehend how incredible, beautiful, and priceless life is. How every moment should be treasured because the things that surround you now will be gone before you know it. I'm also realizing how important it is to cherish the people you care about. There will be a time in your life where you'll have to spend a period without them and then sometimes, no matter how tightly you want to hold on to someone, you have to let them go even knowing you may never see them again.

Oh good lord. Tissues, tissues, tissues

I'm going to leave it at that. It's been good Australia. I'm SO grateful for everything who has made this possible for me (Mum, Dad).

I'll be back  :)

<3 Manders