Four Months Later, it’s Time to Go Home
I can’t believe my time in Russia is over. It seems like only yesterday that I stepped off of an airplane in a completely foreign country. Now, it seems just like home. I know I will be leaving part of my heart in Moscow.
Today, I had many goodbyes. This was my last day of teaching, as well as my last night with my host family.
I won’t lie. I cried when I said goodbye to my institute kids. They are such sweet, wonderful children, and it’s hard to believe that I will never see them again. I gave them all my information, so they can stay in contact with me if they want.
I also said goodbye to my host family. We are getting picked up at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. I will be staying the night at Colby and Lydia’s place, so it is less of a hassle that morning.
It’s a strange feeling, saying goodbye to someone forever. Sure, I will stay in contact with many of these people, but I fear that I will lose contact with many of them, and that is a sad feeling.
A place that has been my entire life for four months is now just a fond memory. I’m finding it very difficult to form words about my thoughts right now. I am so very excited to go home, but I miss Moscow already. This incredible adventure is about to end, and I’m not sure I’m prepared for that. I have spent the last month of this trip, wishing for it to end sooner, but now that it’s here and I’m not sure how I feel about it.
I take off for home on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. After 22 hours of travel, I will arrive in Salt Lake City at 9:00 p.m. I can’t wait to see my family, pups, and friends.
This is my final blog post before coming home. I’m sure that once I’m home, I will do a post-trip entry, but this is goodbye for now.
Until America, до свидания!
Much Love,
Madison
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