As I am in my final week of being in Newcastle, Australia- what I am feeling is the most unexplainable feeling that I have ever felt. It is sort of like that bittersweet feeling that I had before I left america, when leaving to come to Australia. Although I am excited to come home and see all of my family, friends and dogs I am super saddened to leave behind all of the amazing relationships that I have built here in what I have made my second home. It’s crazy to think when I first arrived in Australia, I could not wait for these four months to be over with so that I could go home. Now that the four months have QUICKLY gone by way too fast, I wish I could stay for another four! I have made so many memories here that I will forever hold. I know that saying goodbye to my forever friends is only a see you later. I have grown and learned so much on this trip that I will be forever grateful for. This trip has really allowed me to find myself as a person and become the individual that I want. I have grown more independent than I left, learning to cook, budget money, buy my own groceries (who would’ve thought?). I have really learned the importance of getting out of your comfort zone and going and going places you have never been. Putting yourself in this kind of environment really leaves you no choice than to grow. I am forever grateful that I made the leap out of my comfort zone and went to the other side of the world. Australia will forever hold a special place in my heart. I am leaving with new lessons, memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. This will definitely not be my last time in australia. I hope to come back in a few years, but this time with my family and friends from America. I am already excited to show them around the place that I studied abroad in my junior year of college. I want them to experience the beautiful continent of Australia and to fall in love with it as much as I did. Thank you Australia!
