It is so hard to believe that the trip is almost over! It seems like just yesterday that it was our first over-stimulating day in Santiago. When I first came, I did not really know anyone on the trip that well, but I have come to have a family. This is a new, huge, weirdly put together family. We are all very different, but I know that if something happened I could rely on anyone here to help me out. I am so incredibly blessed to have this opportunity with these amazing people. We have all seen the “orange concentrate” versions of each other. I can tell you that some of these people have seen me as raw as I've ever seen myself... and that’s a very strong bonding experience. There are people here that I would not have gotten to know if I hadn't chosen to study abroad. I know already that this semester has been and will be some of the best months of my life, and I would not want anything else than to spend them with my big, new, weirdly put together family of friends.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
A new, huge, weirdly put together family
by Emily Riddle
It is so hard to believe that the trip is almost over! It seems like just yesterday that it was our first over-stimulating day in Santiago. When I first came, I did not really know anyone on the trip that well, but I have come to have a family. This is a new, huge, weirdly put together family. We are all very different, but I know that if something happened I could rely on anyone here to help me out. I am so incredibly blessed to have this opportunity with these amazing people. We have all seen the “orange concentrate” versions of each other. I can tell you that some of these people have seen me as raw as I've ever seen myself... and that’s a very strong bonding experience. There are people here that I would not have gotten to know if I hadn't chosen to study abroad. I know already that this semester has been and will be some of the best months of my life, and I would not want anything else than to spend them with my big, new, weirdly put together family of friends.
It is so hard to believe that the trip is almost over! It seems like just yesterday that it was our first over-stimulating day in Santiago. When I first came, I did not really know anyone on the trip that well, but I have come to have a family. This is a new, huge, weirdly put together family. We are all very different, but I know that if something happened I could rely on anyone here to help me out. I am so incredibly blessed to have this opportunity with these amazing people. We have all seen the “orange concentrate” versions of each other. I can tell you that some of these people have seen me as raw as I've ever seen myself... and that’s a very strong bonding experience. There are people here that I would not have gotten to know if I hadn't chosen to study abroad. I know already that this semester has been and will be some of the best months of my life, and I would not want anything else than to spend them with my big, new, weirdly put together family of friends.
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