June has come to an end and I am going to be in a new country in less than a week. I’ve done this before, but for some odd reason, it hasn’t set in yet. It’s been quite the short summer. I’ll start with that. I have only been home for three weeks. Like bruh… seriously?!
It’s always nice to come home and see my family for the summer time. My mom has had me go and visit all the family members I could possibly visit. They always tell me about how much I’ve grown which is also crazy to me because I am NOW a junior in college?!?!
Everything feels unbelievable. In preparation for New Zealand, I have done ZERO research. All I know is that the country is currently experiencing their winter season. That makes life so much easier considering I know how to prepare for the winter as a result of attending our school. I wonder if it will be more cold than Denver because of how I’ll be near the coast of the South Pacific Ocean. Anyways, so many things to wonder about!
I leave the day after 4th of July which is kind of a bummer. Again, it’s been a super short summer so I have only been stealing time. Knowing my mom, I am sure she’s going to try to make use of all the time we have together before I disappear for another 4 months.
I feel like these kinds of transitions aren’t talked about enough. The effect of traveling abroad on your family and those around you. The first time I went abroad, I was too excited to notice how those around me felt about my absence. This time around, I am realizing the anxiety and uneasiness that creeps up in them whenever I mention that I shall be in a new country (technically by myself) for four months. Again, it hasn’t really set in that I’m going to abroad for the second half of the year, but it’s setting in for those around me like my parents and siblings. I guess that’s a part of the transition into adulthood.
Anyways, I shall keep you all updated as I begin to prepare for my trip to the Southern hemisphere. I am NOT excited to enter the cold, but I am excited to see the Aurora Australis. That’s probably the only thing I know about New Zealand hahaha.
See you soon!!!
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