You know that really strange feeling, when something that you've prepared for and awaited for a long time has finally arrived? Like high school graduation. Or spring break. Or the first day of college. That feeling is starting to creep in. Tomorrow I fly out of Chicago to Dublin to spend four months abroad! For the first week I'll just be on vacation, and will be staying with my boyfriend and his family (they live in Limavady, Northern Ireland). Then, on August 30th I'll move to Dublin, to live in an apartment in the city and attend Trinity College. Trinity is Ireland's largest and oldest university.
It still all feels a bit surreal, and I suppose it will for awhile. I've been focusing more on the vacation part of the trip for now and that's helped me feel less overwhelmed by details. This summer has gone so quickly! I have been working as an intern at a camp (Cedar Campus), coordinating the children's program. Having the role of a supervisor has been good, but also very challenging. In some ways I feel exhausted from the summer, but in other ways I feel renewed and rested. It has been such a blessing being back at Cedar, where I grew up. It has been a blessing living and working in Christian community, and being in such a gorgeous place. I'll miss the comforts of home, of Hope College and of Holland... but I think leaving will be good. Hard? Definitely. But good.
Something I realized this week: I'm awful at goodbyes. There were lots of friends that I didn't get a chance to chat with, call, email, or meet up with, and I apologize for that. I hope you'll understand, and that all of your end-of-summer adventures are exciting!
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