One of my best friends, Amanda, is also going away this year and she didn’t even have a host-family until last tuesday and she is STILL flying away before me.
\nShe’s leaving on thursday and my departure is this saturday.<\/p>\n
So, she had planned to have a party before she’s leaving and that was supposed to be THIS saturday but after she got her family she changed it to this last saturday.<\/p>\n
I was so glad that I could join and be a part of it when it was both heartbreaking and uplifting to see how many friends we’ve got that is supporting us on these journeys.<\/p>\n
Amandas boyfriend suddenly walks to the front of the tent (huge party-tent) crying and then he starts a speech about how much he will miss her and yet supporting her since this is what she’s always wanted. Since he is such a clown, he stands there, making jokes while everyone is crying their hearts out. So he’s crying, we’re crying and everybody is laughing together. Such a beautiful speech and after that, I just broke down.
\nIt was the last time I saw one of my best friends.
\nCamilla were going to Turkey the day after and will not return until after I’ve left so it felt so unrealistic. I couldn’t believe it.<\/p>\n
And this friday, I will have some friends over for dinner and I can’t even start to imagine how hard that will be with both Amanda and Camilla gone and all of my friends at my house just a few hours before my flight is taking off.
\nThis is so hard but I will have to endure it so I can have an awesome year in Nixa, Missouri!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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