Home sweet home!
Hello! I know I haven’t posted anything in a very long time, really sorry about that. So I am back! Leaving South Africa was very hard. I left with a heavy heart. I have a feeling that I may never return to the place I called home. Leaving friends that I might never see again created the strangest feeling in my stomach that carried on for about 4 days.
The plane ride home was long, I was constantly thinking about what to expect when I arrived home and what I was looking forward too. But it is the little things that catch you off guard. It is the smell of summer air in the Midwest. It is the fire flies that light up the corn fields as you fly down the interstate. They paint your window with little gold streaks that make the child come out from inside. It is the look of your bedroom. The feeling of being home, where you know it is safe to leave the door unlocked. It’s the fact that there are no bars on the window and a sunset that is to die for. Being home is something that everyone one dreams of when they are away.
But being home also means being in the States. Being in the States means ignorant people, fake smiles and work! These things I might have to leave off the blog so I don’t offend anyone’s point of view and to be perfectly honest I am still analyzing my perception of the States. I find my self unable to be apart of a conversations that has more then 3 people involved. I find my self not knowing how to react when people ask questions about South Africa. I just don’t know what to say and where to being. I know that in time I will find away to show people what I have experienced.
I must say it is good to be home, but I do miss so much and so many people in South Africa. I dream of the day when I will see my loved ones that I meet in S.A. For now this is all you readers will be getting! But don’t fret I will be posting soon, the 4th of July is just around the corner and I am sure I will have a lot to say about this lovely American celebration!
I miss you all! And hope that we will have the chance to see each other soon. Happy 4th!
The plane ride home was long, I was constantly thinking about what to expect when I arrived home and what I was looking forward too. But it is the little things that catch you off guard. It is the smell of summer air in the Midwest. It is the fire flies that light up the corn fields as you fly down the interstate. They paint your window with little gold streaks that make the child come out from inside. It is the look of your bedroom. The feeling of being home, where you know it is safe to leave the door unlocked. It’s the fact that there are no bars on the window and a sunset that is to die for. Being home is something that everyone one dreams of when they are away.
But being home also means being in the States. Being in the States means ignorant people, fake smiles and work! These things I might have to leave off the blog so I don’t offend anyone’s point of view and to be perfectly honest I am still analyzing my perception of the States. I find my self unable to be apart of a conversations that has more then 3 people involved. I find my self not knowing how to react when people ask questions about South Africa. I just don’t know what to say and where to being. I know that in time I will find away to show people what I have experienced.
I must say it is good to be home, but I do miss so much and so many people in South Africa. I dream of the day when I will see my loved ones that I meet in S.A. For now this is all you readers will be getting! But don’t fret I will be posting soon, the 4th of July is just around the corner and I am sure I will have a lot to say about this lovely American celebration!
I miss you all! And hope that we will have the chance to see each other soon. Happy 4th!
posted by bella at 11:49 AM
1 Comments:
Kelly,
I am glad to hear that you got home safely. I have been trying to get a hold of your home number but it seems as though the two people I asked don't have it. Can you give up the goods so that I can give you a ring? That would be awesome. I have some bad news, but I am sure that you will cope well enough, but I am not going to be coming home this summer. I just done have/didn't save up the money that I should have and now I am stuck. But it's all good. I am enjoying this place that I call home (don't tell my mom) and I am going to make the best of it all. I hope to hear from you soon and don't be a stranger. I miss you and I loves ya lots. Take care and tell Franky and Randy I say hello.
Take care!
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