A lot of what happened in the month of January was saying goodbye, packing, and crying :( The month started off saying goodbye to my grandparents and my mom's side of the family, and then gradually more and more goodbyes had to come. One of the hardest goodbyes for me was to my daycare that I worked at because that was the one thing I would not be coming back to. I wouldn't be seeing the kids that I watched grow from little two year olds to almost four year olds and that one was really hard for me. Honestly though the first few weeks of January were so jam packed that I still haven't had much time to process that these goodbyes are for more than just a week. For me the sadness and the homesickness and the missing has not yet kicked in and maybe that's one of the perks of traveling abroad alone. These feelings won't hit you until they really do and I think that's something unique to each individual. I will say the thing that helped me the most when saying goodbye was not dwelling on the goodbye to come in the last few minutes I got with my people. After a year and a half of mid-distance with Alex learning to not think about the goodbyes until they come was highly beneficial. If you are studying abroad that is my best piece of advice; which I know it's hard to not think about the inevitable (especially when you are a person who wants to plan for everything), but it really helps me think in the moment and about the see you later instead.
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