let today last forever.
Well, we left Bodrum around 8 pm last night and arrived in Istanbul around 9.
Today. (I say this with a knot in the pit of my stomach) Today, is my last day.
I have a few things to do, so I want to just stay focused. But let me just say, I really don’t like this part… Most of my clothes are already packed so it’s nice to not have to worry about that. I’m taking Yasemin with me everywhere I go today. Can’t wait to see Logan and get a huge hug. Today will be a good day. It doesn’t really matter where I go or what I do. I’ve seen everything I could ever think of seeing, I’ve tried every food and had it in abundance… I’m complete as far as the city goes. If I have to leave now, well at least I can say that. But oh how I will miss being a resident of Turkey, an exchange student, a member of this family. :’( so so much.
I won’t sleep tonight. Not that I could if I wanted to. I couldn’t last night.
This part was inevitable from the beginning, but that doesn’t really make it any easier.
Writing letters to friends and family, saying goodbye, tearing up randomly during the day, and crying hard when you lay down in your bed for the last time. This is what this part looks like.
It’s also lots of love and hugs, lots of memories, and lots of promises to write, skype, and just keep contact.
This part, well, it won’t last forever. And I will take the whole year and everyone in it back with me. I love Istanbul, I love my friends, I love the inbounds, and I love my family. I will always come back to this place.
But please… let today last forever.
