The last hoorah

With every day that passes, my mood takes a turn for the worse.

4 of the people from my group are leaving tomorrow. It's hard to think about, and it makes me sad. It won't be long before I, myself, am leaving and that saddens me as well. There are lots of things I'm looking forward to at home, I'm just not really ready to leave... or at least not ready enough to be very excited about it.

Gideon and I have decided to take one last trip because we had an overlapping break in exams. I take my last exam at 9 am tomorrow morning, and he has his last one on the 13th.

So we have plane tickets to Capetown, where we're renting a car and driving into the mountains and along the coast a bit. I'm pretty excited about it, maybe because it's one of the first trips that I've really done most of the planning for. The weather will likely be a little chilly but I think being away and experiencing a new place will help take my mind off my looming departure.

I'll have plenty of time for more reflection and updates when I get back on the 12th, as all I'll have to be doing is packing and cleaning.

For now I'm just going to try to get through my exam in the morning -- I've been studying for ages and just don't feel confident. Then I'm going to have a lovely trip and try not to think too much. Since I'll still be in South Africa I imagine that my phone will still work, though in the mountains I'm not sure if I'll have reception or not. I guess my point is if you need to talk to me you should be able to get ahold of me, but I'm not really sure. I'll be back the afternoon of the 12th either way.

Have a great weekend... and I'll see you all soon.