Classes officially ended for second-year Chinese on Tuesday, and finals were wrapped up by Thursday morning. That whole week was passed by spreading cliché-like sentiments around our dorm (“It feels like we just got here …
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One Week To Go
Less than ONE week. I can’t believe I’m going to be on a plane back to America in about five days. There were times where it felt like this moment would never come. You know …
Last Day of the Program
Today, Hannah, Brittney, Pheng and I all drove out to the farm school for my last day out there (for real this time). On the way we stopped somewhere so Hannah could buy a soccer …
I Can’t Tell if it’s Rain or Tears
I’m lying in bed, and I can see my breath. Cape Town’s cold, and since I can’t sleep I’m thinking about all of the random events that happened this semester. I’m sitting on a throne …
The Last One:
This is the last and the worst and the hardest. It’s the last because I’m home in the U.S. It’s the worst because I’m not really sure what to say, and it’s the hardest because …
Post Program Limbo
I’m still in shock that my program is over. I took exams, which were only just a little bit nightmarish. That week and the week leading up to it I had no appetite, spent way …