In less than two weeks, I will be back home in the States. Bittersweet has never a better word choice to describe it all. I said goodbye to some people last night who I may never see again, and we all talked about being ready for home, but not ready to leave friends behind. I just hope I am not sitting next to an army guy like I was on my flight to LA...he was probably thinking...what does she have to cry about?! haha...needless to say, I held back as many tears as I could. On a lighter note, some folklores from my travels as of recent:
The Rugby World Cup ended in a heightened fashion. New Zealand beat France in a very close game (8-7)....such a low score so the game was all about the defense. The town was bursting in celebration, and apparently the economy has never been better. It was such a cool experience to have, as I have never been alive for one of MN's sports teams to win something. And high school state championships do not even compare. Walking back from town after the game was crazy. Everyone was driving around waving their flags and honking. It was just what NZ needed after all the earthquake sadness. I am glad I can say I was there for it.
Morgan and I went hiking the other day, and managed to completely miss the top to only end up in a quarry. The trail got kind of messed up because of a recent fire, and we just walked in the wrong direction. We still saw a decent view and definitely had heaps to laugh about. Morgan is one of my best friends here and has been a good person to lean on this past week with all that happened with my cousin back home. She also taught me how to cook a perfect steak when we made dinner together this past week, bless her heart!
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| On the way up. So pretty :) |
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| Our version of the summit... |
I completed 2/4 finals this week also, and my gosh did time go by wayy to fast! I just remember signing up for these papers, and now it is all done. They both went very well! It was such a nice day yesterday, that all the students showed up at the last possible moment to take the exam and my supervisor was this cute old lady who was so chatty! She kept making remarks about people arriving late, then giggling like a little girl. I felt the need to laugh along with her, as I was sitting in front and her laugh was too endearing not to join in.
I should have done this ages ago, but my room deserves to be documented. Here is some pics of my lovely home here...surprised by how clean it looks? ;)
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| I managed to make my work space a little personable... |
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| Isn't the bedspread so lovely? |
Another random story: Chelsea and I were playing Pictionary one afternoon, and she has to draw 'soul'. We were watching Harry Potter on TV the night before, and she was explaining to me (since I have not seen any of the films or read the books) how this one spirit can take the soul of the humans. Weird I know, but I totally remembered it...thanks to her very skillful drawing! Definitely framing this.
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| The small guy is Harry Potter haha! |
As of right now, I am kind of ready to be home and adjusting to life with the siblings and parents once again! Guess who can't wait to see you guys soon?! Me and my pj pants of course! :) :)
Hey Dearie!! We are sure excited to see you again! The girls have a countdown going on for you and Brynnie scrunches up her face and and screeches "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" when we mention you coming home :-)
ReplyDeleteBabies say hi from inside. hehe.
Also, I noticed you say "heaps" (learned that from my Aussie friend back at diab camp) :-)
Fun that you get to partake in the patriotism with the NZ rugby team.
Love
JP