Saturday, September 7, 2013

Never Alone


I am scared to write on my study abroad blog because I am not actually abroad right now. However, about a year ago today I went on the most exciting adventure of my life. Now two of my sorority sisters are starting their adventures abroad in Glasgow and I couldn't be happier for them. But in a way, my heart aches because I am not in my "happy place".

A year after I went abroad, I was afraid that Glasgow might be a distant memory, but its not. I still miss it as much as that day that I cried all the way to the airport because I was saying goodbye to my family. As cheesy as it sounds the sunset at Ben Nevis, the boat ride at Lochness, the endless tours of BEAUTIFUL castles, the touristy streets of Edinburgh, the royalness of London, the huge lecture halls, the little Italian Cafe, the huge hill hike to Murano are all alive in my heart. None of it has left me.

But none of these memories are as important as the memories I have with my wonderful friends I met. First off, I gained so many new friends from DU. Although I did not spend nearly enough time with them when I was there, I am so glad that I have a whole new year with them. To my Glasgow friends, I miss you all terribly. Each one of you are the greatest friends I could have ever asked for. Each one of you impacted my life in some way and I thank you so much for that. Even though I left you a little bit less than a year ago, you are still some of my best friends. YOU ARE MY GREATEST MEMORY ABROAD and I want you all to know that. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful for the other stuff too (especially my tours of UK castles) but none of them can compare to you. I just wanted to show you that even though its been a year, I still think of you every day. Even though we are an ocean apart, I know with you I am never alone.