Seeing people leave.. the sadness.. the boredom,,, the wait!!

Its almost the end of the exchange term, and slowly and steadily everyone is leaving. It makes me sad to see them leave, as I have made some friends. For some of them, I don't even know whether I will ever see them again. As they leave.... I get more and more bored and wait more to leave. The Americans are first to leave, and a lot of them are good friends. This apartment where I live does not seem fun without Marie and Rob. There are others, but they are the ones who bring fun to the house, at least for me, especially me.


I do not know whether I am suppose to talk about people here, but in Marie I have found the coolest, most relaxed and the most carefree person. She has been traveling by herself all over Europe, and has had a blast. She has couch surfed, made friends and acquaintances in every city she has been to, and I have never seen her stressed or worried. That's the life I wish I could have had, or atleast the part where there were no stupid worries. She is my partner in crime here, and I will miss her a lot, I really hope I get to see her soon.

The others who are leaving might not be close friends, but they definitely make me realize how this journey is coming to an end. I have stressed a lot in my earlier posts on how much I have learned here, so I dont think I should go into the details again, but yes this was one hell of a term. Ten days from now, every person I hang out with will be gone. Makes me sad, even when I think of it. This whole experience makes you meet so many people, out of who you know, you will never see again. I think I will feel the strangness too when I go back. The feeling of being home would be great, but the feeling of change.. not so much!

I know right now I am really bored, my computer is my best friend, and I cant wait for the last 16 days to get over. But I know when I am in Philly, I will miss those happy moments, the feeling that I had when I saw Venice first, the smell of the Alps in Bavaria, the bazillion Doner shops, the Polish taste of conversations, the German weirdness, and so many small other things.

I wish I can see Asia again. I wish I can laugh with Maciek again. I will make sure I see Rob, Marie, Bo, Mary-Beth again. I wish I can make use of what I know about so many things. Most importantly, I wish I learn to be happy wherever I am in this world, as Marie says.. home is where you stay and meet people that make you happy!!!