Wow. So its actually been a really long time since I've blogged. HR reports are long over, as are so many things I can't even get into now. Tomorrow, the program ends and we all have to leave Khon Kaen. We keep hearing that going home is a really hard thing and a lot of people go into a "dark period". It kind of feels like right before coming here, when I had no idea what it was going to be like. So I'm a little nervous and I think when I get home, I'm going to have a lot of processing and readjusting to do.
But before going home, I'm going Laos and Cambodia and Vietnam and finally back to Bangkok on my birthday for a big bash and then home on June 5, all of which I am REALLY excited about.
Going home also is exciting. It is definitely sad to leave and I'm going to miss being in this group allllll the time and of course being in Thailand and all the communities and the Thai friends I've made who I won't be able to keep in touch with. But also, I'm going home with a whole new set of skills, and a new perspective, and finally this huge new support system and people I love scattered around the United States (and the world) and the knowledge that when I return to Thailand (soon I hope) I will be welcomed with open arms. And those are all really positive things. So I'm off now to my last night out in Khon Kaen!
I'll be back in the western hemisphere sooner than has entered comprehendability yet!