Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Saying Goodbye

The trips have been planned, the arrangements all made, goodbyes have been said to teachers, students and friends, things have been given away, and bags are packed.  It is time to go.

Today is my last day at site, tomorrow I head to the capitol city to begin the Close of Service paper work and get ready to leave Rwanda.  It seems surreal that this is the end, after spending the majority of the last five years in the Peace Corps, I now have to join the ranks back home.  There are no regrets I feel that I have learned so much and I have been able to see so much I am thankful for these two opportunities.  The people I have met the friends I have made and the skills that I have learned will continue on with me as I start the next part of my life whatever that is.

I have no idea where life will take me next which is both terrifying and freeing at the same time.  I am excited to start the next part because it is so open, it could take me on a path I never would have though of and the thought of another adventure excites me.

But first I have to leave behind Rwanda and Africa, maybe not forever, but for now.

Thank you all for your support throughout the last two years and I am sorry I am such a horrible blogger.