kate and amanda just left my house. they both drove over 3 hours just to spend the afternoon with me. i just dont knw if i am going to be able to get by this semester without everyone. i know everyone says im going to be ok and its such an experience and that this is an opportunity i cant waste missing my home. but im going to miss everyone so much, really i am. and i feel i can do this. its just going to be really hard. i dont get homesick ever, usually im the one rushing to the next best thing. but for some reason leaving for the semester is extra hard. its never been this hard. usually everyone i leave is leaving too, and i know no one will be together without me. but this time it is different. everyone is going back to lasalle and they are going to have so many adventures without me. and i know i am going to have adventures too, but no one from lasalle will be there to share them with me. i know i should not be complaining about this amazing experience but i just cant help sitting here and crying because from right now it is definite that i wont see any of your faces till may. and that sucks. i want to see you guys. i want everyone to come to ireland. i dont want to go to ireland but then again i do. why does life always have to be this bittersweet, im so excited but so sad at the same time. i think it would be easier if just one lasalle face was going with me. goodness me. maybe my mood will improve by sunday but i think the crying is just going to get worse. hopefully once i am on the plane the excitement will sit in and the sadness will subside. i dont know. i guess thats all for now...off to pack.
Slán agat
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I solemnly swear to do everything in my power not to have any adventures while your gone.
If an adventure does inadvertantly occur, I promise to report it in full at the earliest opportunity presented.
Signed,
Pamela Joyce Julianna Woodward
It's gonna be weird without you. I'll be having to say goodbye to my roomies right now, which is hard enough, but when it comes time to go to the new roomies and get excited... we'll be one down. My only consolation is that you'll be back in May which isn't so far away.
Dear Liz,
From an old wanderer, to a new one - This experience IS going to change your life. Coming back WILL be weird, hearing stories about a show you never helped on, road trips you didn't go on, and the little things that happen in your circle of friends. But you're going to experience something so much more.
People who didn't contact you at all while you were gone wil suddenly ask you, "How was Ireland?" -- and really, its the most ridiculous question in the world...
You'll have *lived* there, for months. It's going to be your life. You're not just on holiday observing the natives - you'll become one - and going without a friend from La Salle like I did, makes you all the braver for it.
Your real friends won't forget about you - and trust me, you have them.
Make new friends, you might'nt keep them forever - but you can learn so much, become more open in your relationships that wait for you back home...
The excitement you'll feel will bring you through it because you're doing something most people never do. Stepping out of their comfort zone - and thats a choice.
We've all been given free will - but the direction we choose to go is entirely up to us. That you made this choice in itself speaks of the strength you might not know you have had all along.
I hope you have TOO much fun, walk everywhere, take chances, and leave with no regrets. :)
Robert Frost says it best:
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
Take care - sorry for the rambling... and well, I noticed your Celtic (having the uber proud Irish grandmother...) noting your farewell as the leavetaker, and me being the remaining... to you I say - Go n-éirí do thuras leat!
Slán leat :)
Amy
Dear Liz,
Listen to Amy...she is very wise and knows everything. It's true. Seriously, you know this is one of the best things that will ever happen to you. And you know that no one here will let you out of the loop. The roomies and I and Chris and the Golden Girls will constantly be updating you somehow and you'll keep us informed of your amazing adventures. As much as i love la salle adventures, your Irish adventures will make ours look like a trip to the liquor store. I'll miss you muchly, but I know that in a few months time, you will return to us.
Remember: family, friends, faith. oh, and "don't win, don't lose, wear clean underwear." it's a life lesson you know.
love and hugs,
megs.
(i bought a "very merry trio" from hallmark the other day for the townhouse. it has singing penguins).
It's true. Amy knows everything.
Megan if the penguins sing 24.7 with no off button, I WILL break them. Loooove you!
megan beat me to it, but i was gonna say this before i read hers, so i'm saying it again - listen to my mama, she really knows what she's talking about here. although i've never lived in another country, or even visited there for more than 3 weeks, i've done my share of traveling, and i'd like to think i can relate to what you've been saying. i've said it a million times, you know i'm going to miss you, and i've been sad about it for a while, but now, excitement for you for the journey you're embarking on has joined the sadness that i won't see your beautiful face til may. because you should be endlessly excited. and i know you will be. even in my small travels, i've learned so much, and i can only imagine what amazing stories and experiences you're going to have over there. i can't wait to hear about them. seriously.
and about driving over 3 hours to see you for an afternoon? i'd do it again in a heartbeat.
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Amy's Robert Frost comment is one i used to be in love with... i know, me.. poetry.. right.
Anyway.. i love that quote and it's totally true.. take that less-chosen road beotch!
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