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Just got the confirmation! - Same with Jen and Jessica, I'll be leaving Toronto on May 9th at 5:30pm (maybe I can meet them at the airport?!) My parents will be in Hong Kong then, so I am asking my good friends to send me to the airport. Wagma from WUSC was so awesome that she helped me arranged my flights to enroute via Frankfurt so I can see my friends in Germany. =D
I remember a conversation I had with the group earlier this term - it's the same pattern regardless of how many times you've been away from home - you will feel desperately homesick for the 1st month; then you will start forgetting to call home in the 2nd month because you're having too much fun; by the 3rd month it's a mixed feeling between missing home again and feeling attached to your host family & new friends you've met.... ;)
I totally anticipate this emotional roller coster to happen to me again. I cried on all my first nights when I went abroad. But this time is different - unlike my previous trips, I won't be alone when I arrive in Botswana. I will see Matt and Maryam who would have been there for 2 weeks already. It's so exciting! It's likely that the 3 of us will be living together but working at different places. Every evening we can dine together and share our stories. Maryam is already having dreams about how our apartment looks like and walking together to cafes to read after dinner :)
All day today I was so excited to the point where I couldn't imagine writing my last set of final exams in April. But as I read Krista's post just now, all of a sudden I felt very emotional because it reminded me that the end of this term also means the end of this class. It means I won't be seeing my BB group regularly anymore. It means we'll be all over the world this summer. It means we'll meet again for 3 days in August and then we are all going off onto our own paths...........I really do treasure these friendships I have made over the past 7 months. I've become very attached to my group by now and I miss them already (we aren't even leaving yet and I'm seeing them on Thursday). This sucks =(
I remember a conversation I had with the group earlier this term - it's the same pattern regardless of how many times you've been away from home - you will feel desperately homesick for the 1st month; then you will start forgetting to call home in the 2nd month because you're having too much fun; by the 3rd month it's a mixed feeling between missing home again and feeling attached to your host family & new friends you've met.... ;)
I totally anticipate this emotional roller coster to happen to me again. I cried on all my first nights when I went abroad. But this time is different - unlike my previous trips, I won't be alone when I arrive in Botswana. I will see Matt and Maryam who would have been there for 2 weeks already. It's so exciting! It's likely that the 3 of us will be living together but working at different places. Every evening we can dine together and share our stories. Maryam is already having dreams about how our apartment looks like and walking together to cafes to read after dinner :)
All day today I was so excited to the point where I couldn't imagine writing my last set of final exams in April. But as I read Krista's post just now, all of a sudden I felt very emotional because it reminded me that the end of this term also means the end of this class. It means I won't be seeing my BB group regularly anymore. It means we'll be all over the world this summer. It means we'll meet again for 3 days in August and then we are all going off onto our own paths...........I really do treasure these friendships I have made over the past 7 months. I've become very attached to my group by now and I miss them already (we aren't even leaving yet and I'm seeing them on Thursday). This sucks =(
For everyone who is reading this: The Beyond Borders 08-09 group is still fundraising for our summer volunteer placements. If you feel this is a great program and would like to support us with donations, please kindly send me an email at rubyku85 at gmail dot com. We appreciate your generosity sincerely.
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