home again.

Well I flew into Chicago early Tuesday morning and since then it's all been a whirlwind. But let's back up. For one, leaving Lima was by far one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I'm pretty sure I cried for at least an hour in the taxi, boarding the plane and then during the flight. I felt a little ridiculous but I couldn't help it. The flight was alright and didn't seem too long. I didn't sleep at all (surprising, no?) mostly just watched the movies and tried to get my stuff together, and by stuff I mean emotions. I had been so ready to go home, but I definitely wasn't ready for the unknown.

I was welcomed home by my parents and my sister. It was wonderful to see them but I was not prepared for the winter. It was odd to see snow and to have gone from wearing summer clothes to winter clothes after one day of traveling. We stayed in Chicago for a bit and first things first, my mom and I made cinnamon rolls. I sure had missed her cooking/baking :) and then we headed for Iowa. Tiffany was driving through Chicago from Maryland, so she stopped by and picked me up and we drove to Iowa City. First stop was campus and lunch at the old capital mall. It was quite the adjustment not to speak in Spanish to everyone but it was good to be in a familiar place with friends that I hadn't seen for quite a while.

It should be an interesting semester. My last semester, I'm taking 18 semester hours and then off into the real world. Here goes nothing :)