Monday, July 03, 2006
It's getting really close! I leave Wed. and I can't wait, but saying my goodbyes has been hard. This past week as been full of them. It started with going over to Becky's to say goodbye before she left for Ireland and that felt like ok I'll see you in a few weeks so it was hard. Next was a goodbye dinne
r with Ashley, Alexis, and Lisa at Applebee's which was a lot of fun and seemed more like just another summer night instead of I'll see you in 11 months. That's the way they all have felt but I think today it started to hit me in certain ways. A few days after that goodbye dinner Helen took me
too Mahzu which was amazing I'm definitely a fan of sushi! Then we went around to Jersey Freeze , Battleground park and finally Barnes and Noble. It was perfect because I got to take more pictures of my home town to show to everyone in Thailand. The big goodbye was yesterday. I had a going away party and was surprised to find out so many people could make it. It was a lot of fun and I wish it could have lasted longer, but I collected all my hugs and took tons of photos so I'll be thinking of it these next months. I'm so glad that everyone was there and that I could spend time with them.
I want to just thank everyone for their continued support all the notes, phone calls, and talks have been so warm and amazing and I will truly cherish each of them and they are helping to encourage me. Everyone keeps telling me I'm brave and as I said today to a friend I'm glad everyone else thinks I'm brave because I certainly don't and really I think I'm crazy but I still can't wait to go. Right now everything seems to be happening so fast and I can't believe that this adventure is really happening and that by the end of the week I'll be in Th
ailand in my new home. It was fun today to actually hear Melody tell her stories of Ghana and made the fact that I'll be doing something similar much more real. I'm glad she's home and I really wish I had more time to catch up and hear stories before I leave but next year we'll have to talk story. I also got to meet Sue Fershing which was great and helpful and throughout the night I got to talk with/ met a lot of people who have traveled and it was good to get advice and more encouragement. I think this is where I'll leave it for now, I'll try to write a least once more before I go.
r with Ashley, Alexis, and Lisa at Applebee's which was a lot of fun and seemed more like just another summer night instead of I'll see you in 11 months. That's the way they all have felt but I think today it started to hit me in certain ways. A few days after that goodbye dinner Helen took me
too Mahzu which was amazing I'm definitely a fan of sushi! Then we went around to Jersey Freeze , Battleground park and finally Barnes and Noble. It was perfect because I got to take more pictures of my home town to show to everyone in Thailand. The big goodbye was yesterday. I had a going away party and was surprised to find out so many people could make it. It was a lot of fun and I wish it could have lasted longer, but I collected all my hugs and took tons of photos so I'll be thinking of it these next months. I'm so glad that everyone was there and that I could spend time with them.
I want to just thank everyone for their continued support all the notes, phone calls, and talks have been so warm and amazing and I will truly cherish each of them and they are helping to encourage me. Everyone keeps telling me I'm brave and as I said today to a friend I'm glad everyone else thinks I'm brave because I certainly don't and really I think I'm crazy but I still can't wait to go. Right now everything seems to be happening so fast and I can't believe that this adventure is really happening and that by the end of the week I'll be in Th
ailand in my new home. It was fun today to actually hear Melody tell her stories of Ghana and made the fact that I'll be doing something similar much more real. I'm glad she's home and I really wish I had more time to catch up and hear stories before I leave but next year we'll have to talk story. I also got to meet Sue Fershing which was great and helpful and throughout the night I got to talk with/ met a lot of people who have traveled and it was good to get advice and more encouragement. I think this is where I'll leave it for now, I'll try to write a least once more before I go.
