Final Goodbye

It's five in the morning here in Adelaide. I decided not to go to bed the night before leaving Australia so I would be good and tuckered out for the flight. I'm not sure if this was a wise decision, but I had a really good night saying goodbye to my friends. A bunch of the Drama Centre students came to Nate's apartment tonight to drink some beer, play some guitar hero and enjoy our last night together.

I feel very conflicted about this whole leaving Australia thing. On one hand I'm extremely excited for starting my senior year. (Living in our own house, directing an Aussie show, the mainstages, and other general senior excitement) It'll be good to see all my friends and family again after being away from home for so long. However, I've really grown to love Australia. It's come to feel very much like home to me. So much so that I don't even really feel like I'm leaving. I imagined that I would feel much sadder on my last day, but instead it doesn't really feel like I'm actually leaving at all but only going home for the summer vacation.

I know I've said it before, but I want to thank everyone who made this trip possible for me. It was so comforting to know I had everyone's love and support back home. Also, thank you to everyone who read along with my journey. I hope to continue this blog in the future in order to update my friends and family on my comings and goings. I am also planning on putting together a short video with pictures and video clips from the trip. I'll try and upload it here eventually.

Goodbye, Australia! I've grown so much since I landed here four and half months ago. Thank you for the wonderful memories, the beautiful sunsets and the new friends.