Wow - it hit me. I'm LEAVING tomorrow. This can't actually be happening. I knew this day was coming, but I never really planned for it. I've had the idea in my head for the past week that I was leaving soon, so I made sure to do a few things that I hadn't had a chance to cross of my list just yet. I spent a lot of time in Cape Town going to a few museums, and I also spent some time just taking the train to different areas around Cape Town doing some last minute exploring.
A lot of new people that arrived at the house this weekend asked me if I was excited/ready to go home. I say that I'm excited, but only because this was the first leg of my little travelling stint I am on. As sad as I am to leave South Africa, I am thrilled to be arriving in Ireland in about a month and London shortly after that. I also, of course, am excited to see my parents, friends back home, etc. I guess I'm ready, but...not really. If I didn't have to leave, I honestly think I would have strongly considered the option of either staying a little longer or travelling elsewhere in Africa before heading home.
I have some parting words about South Africa as well as about my volunteer experience. (speaking of which, I had to break up a fistfight between two kids at school the other day - not fun) I think I'm going to save these final thoughts for a blog post after I get home so that I can actually look back and reflect. Plus, I want to FINALLY UPLOAD PICTURES which will really get me talking. I made a huge effort to not look at a single picture after I took it; I think this will really make looking over them a fun experience. So except from the few that past volunteers have uploaded on Facebook, I haven't seen any pictures from the past two months.
So this is probably my last blog post from South Africa - my flight back home leaves tomorrow night.
Next stop: Michigan (technically Amsterdam, then Boston, then Michigan...but you get the idea)
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