Life after Uganda.

AKA the calm after the storm. Kinda.

Uganda was life changing. Well, if you read my Africa blog, you'd understand. (MULTIPLE BLOGS?! Whatever, its fine... but its here. BACKPACK JOURNALISM)

We had so much fun. There was LOADS of laughter, mixed in with just about every emotion you
could think of. But mostly laughter, which is what sticks out the most. We grew to love each other. We became a family.

But how do you leave a close-knit fam like that, and come back to the first world?
It isn't easy.
Post-Africa/Class has been something that I have been struggling with. Seeing life how we live it, getting caught up in how I lived previously, but with one small difference. At random times throughout the days, I will remember faces. I will see what I remember from Africa, and wish that I could be with them. People who will probably not remember me have become a part of my daily life. All I can hope is that some day I will be able to change their life, since they have changed mine.

SPRING.

I know, I know. I'm terrible at updating this. Maybe it's because I have so much going on I don't even have time. Usually, though, it's because I forget. I'm going to try to be better, but remember when I said that in November? That worked, obviously.

Life has been... full. Full of surprises, both good and bad, and busy. It's been great, but it's also been hard. I know this sounds SUPER cliche, but believe me, if I had enough time to tell you all about everything that has been going on, you'd understand.
The biggest thing that has been happening in my life recently is still Uganda. We're just over 30 days away from what will for sure change my life. I'm SO extremely happy about it, but I'm also nervous. I don't know what is going to happen when I go abroad, but I'm really excited to figure out what is going to be happening. I mean, I've been out of the country before, but never to Africa.

We had our last meeting before we go on Thursday, and its beginning to actually feel REAL. I mean, don't get me wrong. Handing over multiple thousands to get to go on this trip made it feel real, but this was the first meeting that I felt like we're actually going to another country. We talked about what to pack and what we're going to do while we're there. It doesn't seem like its as close to coming as it is, and I'm anticipating each moment excitedly.