It's the Final Countdown

So it’s the final countdown. I am coming home in seven short days. It has been amazing, it has been sad, it has been a trip of a lifetime. I have taken in everything, and I will leave with experiences that I do not believe I would have ever experienced. I am excited, I am sad, I am poor, but I am rich of culture. I have seen landscapes that are just short of breathtaking, and I have learned to appreciate the united states more than ever. This place has been so interesting. People love to smoke here, which I can definitely do without. The dream I have always had of living outside of the united states has been shot. I do not want to ever live outside of my beloved states, and definitely not even outside of the south. I have met some amazing people, but along the way I have met some people that I know living in their respected parts of the united states is definitely not for me.

I know I do not want to live in the north, and I do not want to live in the west coast. I think sticking here in the good ‘ole south is perfectly fine for me! I now know that traveling is something I would love to do more, and meeting new people is definitely high up there with things I love to do. I like to learn languages, but learning Spanish is at the bottom of my list now. I know far more history about Latin America from just talking with the people about their politics, than I thought I would have ever learned. In fact I believe I have learned more from people about their politics, than I have in my political science classes, which was a refreshing surprise. I know I learned a lot here to apply to my everyday life, and to my studies at Wofford. This trip is only the beginning for me in my discovery of what I really want out of my life, and I really hope that I can continue this journey this summer and longer. As for now, I am going to start studying and get to getting on this lovely week of exams! South Carolina… HERE I COME!