Homesick
Being homesick sucks. I have been far away from home before in completely unfamiliar places and have never felt so much pain in the area of homesickness. I know I cannot go home and that I just have to stick it out, but its hard to not try and think ahead to the end of the month. I will be going home at the end of this month istead of July because I just think it is too long for me. It’s not that it’s not lovely here, it is. The people are great and are all quite welcoming and are all extremely brave. They are some characters. Martin is a german guy who traveled all the way from Germany to South Africa on his motorbike. He’s quite funny but smokes in the house a lot which does not help my culture shock one bit. KB and John are both Americans who have been traveling around the world since December and wont be going home until this December. They are taking a year of travel, which is insane. KB is quiet and little, but has a lot of spunk (shes from Austin, Texas). John is always making everyone laugh and sometimes acts like hes about 14 when in reality he is well over 40. Then there is my roommate, Kate. She is 25 and from Australia. She is also traveling for three months. She just got back from a hostile trip all over Europe and is going to the States next for a 6 week visit. I have not been myself much since I have been here. Jet lag and altitude sickness have gotten the best of me, also a small African stomach flu seems to have gotten the best of me. So I missed work this morning as no one here seems to take any of this lightly. I am still struggling a lot with being here and making a good go of it. I know that I should just try to get past it but sometimes I just can wrap my mind around how sad I am. Home in a month wont be so bad. But staying for two months seems unbearable at the time. It’s freezing here, by the way. Anyway, I must go try to make a change in my thinking process and make the best of it. I will update again when I can. I love and miss you all more then you could ever even know.
HEY TORY! Look, we are both on wordpress now! Well, I guess we have always been. I wish I could call you and talk to you but instead I’ll write here. What you are doing is pretty rad and pretty scary too. You made it there and you are already giving it a chance but I know that you are missing the states and us americans and your cell phone (wink). I can’t even imagine what this is al like for you. Every time you get homesick, I would go outside and take some pictures. Put on some music and take in the beauty around and let it sink in that you really in South Africa while Angela is sitting doing nothing in Parkland. (yea, still not job) Ha. We’re all proud of you and want you to do exactly what’s best for you, even if that means coming home right this second! I love you a lot and can’t wait to hear more about your experience!!
love,
Ang