10 months.
Hey, so it’s been 10 months now. My mind wanders back to the beginning of the year… heck, I’m even thinking about orientation camp to become a Rotary exchange student. And how far I’ve come.
Yasemin kindly pointed out to me that I’ve got about 11 days left. Really, it’s 10 full days, 8 of which will be spent in Bodrum. We leave Tuesday morning. You know what’s really strange? I packed today. Almost everything. I just hated the idea of being all panicked on my last day in Istanbul with my family, so I packed. And made lists. And packed some more.
And listened to music with Yasemin.
And took Bal for a walk.
And ate a tiny piece of the ever soothing chocolate.
And started a scrapbook of the year with Yasemin.
And had tea time with my host grandmother, Yasemin, and her Üdü.
And watched a silly movie with Yasemin.
And a whole lot more.
A lovely day.
I even got to cry a little.
Thank you, Stephanie. ;)
I’m so happy. And sad. But mostly happy. I hate that this part of the journey has to end. But I’m happy with the way it’s ending. And I’m excited for the rest to start.
Goodbyes have been hard so far though… and the hardest have yet to come.
So glad I get a nice week of vacation in Bodrum with my family for my last week. I’ll say my last goodbyes to friends tomorrow. Sigh… :(
Love to you all.
