Thursday 15 March 2012

The Final Week

It has been almost exactly a week now, since the end of my exchange. The last week in South-Africa had been tough. People signing flags, writing notes, making the last photos and videos, hugging, and, eventually, saying goodbyes. We had to say goodbye to our best friends from Chile and all other friends of the exchange group and at Herschel. I went to Cavendish almost every day. The second last evening, I went out for dinner with Loren's family, at a very nice restaurant with sea view. Loren's mom had organized a table at the window especially for the occasion. It was a lovely night.
 The day of my departure, Loren and her family gave me a huge card with pictures and a letter and a bag of Cape Town. It was so nice to receive those gifts. One of Loren's friends also came by to give me a present. After packing my bags, we had dinner and then we went to the airport and left South-Africa. It felt so weird leaving my home for two months behind to go back to 'normal' life again. I had mixed feelings about leaving, on the one hand sad to leave the people and the beautiful country behind, on the other hand happy to see my friends and family again... I had a wonderful experience in South-Africa. I learned new things, met new people, did things I had never done before. I will never forget this exchange and everything I experienced. I hope to keep in touch with my friends and visit again.

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