Back Home

After a very tearful parting with all my friends, I made it all the way back home to New York. I was very happy to see my mom at the airport, and I quickly slipped back into my normal life. But that’s the thing…it felt a little too normal, as if I had never even left!
All the ideas of American life that I seemed to miss in South Africa barely phased me, be they Starbucks, wireless internet, or free text messages.
I was delighted to sleep in my own bed, perhaps the thing I missed about America the most besides my family and friends!
I am trying to ease back into things though. I had a nice weekend on Fire Island with my family, and I am happy to say that my normal sleeping pattern has resumed.
I didn’t realize that I needed a little bit more time at home in New York before heading back to Wheaton, but my professor has been very understanding. I am going back to school early to do research for my professor for the rest of the summer. Things on campus are peaceful though, its easier to adjust without the hustle and bustle of the normal academic year. I am seeing friends from high school and college for the first time in months, and it honestly feels like we haven’t even parted! Readjusting to Wheaton is feeling okay, but I can’t help but feel a twinge of longing for the places and people abroad.