Adieu

Tomorrow is the big day! My flight for France leaves at 4:22 in the afternoon, and I will be with my host family by Sunday afternoon! Never before have I felt like time has escaped me. From meeting with friends and family, to trying to embrace quaint little Grand Haven, the past few weeks have been a blur. These last few days have been a torrent of emotions. To be perfectly honest, I have tried to occupy myself with as much as possible, so as to prevent the truth that I am leaving for nine months to sink in. The past few days have been a little more difficult though. I said goodbye to all of my close friends, both in Grand Haven and at Aquinas, and my emotions are just waiting to burst at the airport tomorrow. I woke up today and I truly realized that time is running out here in Michigan. There was no one left to say goodbye to, I was all packed, and was left running a couple errands for my mom. I have decided that being left alone to just think, especially when you are about to make a huge change in your life, is probably not the best idea. As I was driving alone in the car on the way to the library, I almost began to cry, at which point I turned on the radio, cranked up the volume, and sang at the top of my lungs! Since that time, I’ve decided that I am going to cry more than ever tomorrow at the airport, and that is okay. It is okay to miss what is here, but there are new friends and experiences waiting excitedly at the other end of the plane ride. So, as Juliet says to Romeo, “parting is such sweet sorrow,” I say the very same to everyone here. Until we meet again, I bid you all adieu.