The Last Post

First off, thank you for reading.  If you stuck with me from The First Post or if you’ve only just started reading, I appreciate your interest and your readership so, so much, so thank you.  This semester has been an incredible journey for me, one that I am still trying to understand completely.  I feel like my experiences become more valuable with each day I spend away from them, and I’m incredibly grateful to have had the opportunities to learn so much about myself, my culture, and other parts of the world.  My memories in England are overwhelmingly positive -- in fact I struggle to think of more than a couple of bad moments -- and I feel incredibly lucky to be able to say that.  I had more fun than I thought possible, learned more things than I ever imagined, and met fantastic people, some of the coolest I’ve ever known.  Throughout the semester I took TONS of pictures to capture the brilliant times I had there, and I think it’s appropriate to end my blog about my semester abroad with a review of it in photos.  Some are mine, some were taken by others, but all of them are special to me.  So, once again, thank you for your interest, thank you for reading, and please feel free to look over my favourite shots from the past 6 months.  

Me and Alessio in February

Northern Wales.  I never got bored of how beautiful Britain can be.

So many nights out...

...and so many great house parties...

... with delicious food.

I just really like this moment.

And I really like this shot.  This is Dylan in Edinburgh.

I loved how good buskers were in the UK.

Being able to explain my adopted culture to Sara, my friend from Michigan, was such a great feeling.

I have some ridiculously photogenic friends, like Prerna...

...and Maria. (photo by Charlotte)

My favourite photos are the ones that say something about a relationship, like mine with Charlotte. (photo by Christina)

And even though I'm not in this photo, I think it describes my relationship with David.

I will miss the awesome moments, like this one with Rens...

...or this one, with the housemates of House 49.

And more than anything, no matter how much it hurts to have left, I'm really, really happy that I went to England.