T-minus 72 Hours

So I’ve probably cried at least three times in the past two days because my family is the sweetest. Last night we went to our last KTV and Mama and Mary sang a song to send me off and I ugly cried hardcore. Then I showed Mama what I wrote to the host parents in our yearbook and she ugly cried with me:

亲爱的中国家长：

所有的海外学年学生都要谢谢你们。感谢你们让你们的家成为我们的第二个家。因为你们的支持和爱，我们在北京有了一个温暖的家，也过得很开心。如果没有你们，我们这一年一定不会这么容易。你们打开你们家们欢迎我们，对此我们深怀感激。

回国以后，我们每天都会想你们。

爱你们的，

2015年海外学年学生

or for those whose Chinese isn’t up to par (which no offense is almost all of you):

From all the students at SYA, we would like to thank you for being our home away form home. In some ways, we would have never made it through the year without your love and support. You made each of us a part of your family and we will be eternally grateful.

There will not be a day that goes by, that we don’t miss you.

Much love,

Your 2015 Host Students

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I have to say, leaving my family in Beijing is much harder than it was leaving my American family in the beginning of the year. Not because I love my Chinese family more (I’m not going to lie, the amount of love I have for these people is immeasurable), but because there is a chance that I won’t see them again, or at least for a very long time.

I obviously will make it my goal to return to see them or get them out to the States, but nothing is guaranteed and that scares me so much. I’m finding it a little difficult to gather up enough excitement about returning home because of this, but I know that one day in the future we will reunite… and honestly I am so happy to finally see everyone face-to-face and catch up on all that I’ve missed 😀

I give my love to everyone and see y’all soon! ❤