American Life

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

A Reflective Post

This really should be something i should type at the end. But this blog is just full of 'events' rather than my true feelings. I can't hold this back. I don't want to go home. Mum, Dad, Emma i love you all so very much. But this experience has been the best thing that has every happened to me. This really has been the time of my life. I'd like to thank Grandad and Annette for their complete support and encouragement for making me do it. There were times when i didn't think i could do it, but your never ending encouragement made me go on. I did this for me, to escape the quiet, shy, elusive girl i was, to build confidence in myself. Whilst i'm not a fully reformed person, i've deffinately changed. I feel like a different person over here. I have my friends all around me. That's another thing, the people i've shared this experience with have made it what it is, Helen, Emma, Sarah, Amy, Richard, Priscilla, Max, Jonathan, Chrysann etc this simply wouldn't have been what it is without them.
I'm feeling depressed to go home. I'm looking forwrad to Christmas and telling everyone about what i got up over here, but i'll be honest, i don't want to go back. I don't want to go back to a University which makes me feel stupid, i don't want to go back to a place where my friends aren't a second away (!!).
Really, like Emma (sister) said, this is just the beginning. My life begins now. I've experienced this, i've become a new person, and now i can go out into that crazy world and try to get by.
This lifestyle will be missed.
This has been the best experience ever ever. Thank you to my family for your support and love. Thanks to Grandad and Annette for your encouragement (and the plane tickets!!). And most of all thank you to all of my friends over here, and everyone at the international office. It isn't the country, it isn't place, it's YOU guys which have this experience what it is.

8 Comments:

  • At 6:05 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    aww xxx

     
  • At 6:12 AM, Blogger Fabparental said…

    Squarah, Im glad you've had such a wonderful time Helen doesn't want to come home either!

    Your blog is lovely - it's sounds just like an acceptance speech for an Oscar!

    Now you've got to finish uni and get back out there!

     
  • At 10:16 AM, Blogger Sarah said…

    Haha. So it does!

     
  • At 11:47 AM, Blogger Emma said…

    Im jealous that you've had such a wicked experience, especially as im sat here in an office, bored.

    We shall have a wicked-cool time when you are back!

     
  • At 5:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Glad you feel like that. Hope your new found confidence spreads to other areas of your life. We are very proud of you and happy to have helped.

    Lots of love from Annette and Grandad

     
  • At 6:36 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    i'm selling the stuff from your room now and taking in a lodger!
    Quids in!

     
  • At 6:08 PM, Blogger Sarah said…

    Thanks Dad, glad you're proud and happy for me.

    I said it's the people not the place. Don't panic.

     
  • At 6:57 PM, Blogger Twenty Something said…

    awwww
    'I'd like to thanks the producer..'
    hehehe
    i agree though - it's been amazing here, you're a star - you make being here cool to!

     

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