from the day i arrived, i had always been counting up the amount of time i had been here. amazed that 3 days had passed so quickly! 2 weeks! 2 months! 6 months! and even 7 months!
and then something seemed to change, and i wasn't super happy about it. i found myself starting to count down the time i had left here. less than 3 months. and as of today, i have exactly 2 months left before i will be stepping on a plane that will take me back to the states, and i can't believe how little time that is.
i am still taking full advantage of my opportunities here, traveling a ton, going out, wandering around the city, eating too many pastries and baguettes and cheese, and loving every minute of it. but something is hanging in the air, the realization that soon this will all be over and i will have to get back to real life. it becomes more and more frequent that conversations turn toward realizing how sad we all are that our days here are now definitely numbered. until someone decides we simply need to stop talking about it.. of course until it manages to creep back into the conversation again. its like the white elephant in the room that noone wants to acknowledge, except that we can't stop bringing it up either.
we still wonder how time managed to fly by so quickly! it makes me sad when i realize there are so many trips i still want to take, but that just aren't going to happen because i don't want to give up my time in lyon at the very end either. i wish i had more time left so i could spread my trips out a little more.
its funny, i think this was probably the first time in my entire life that i was sad when april arrived. since its my birthday month, i usually can't wait. but this time i knew it meant i was just that much closer to the end. well, at least i have my birthday to look forward too! and making the most of the last two months of this incredible adventure.
im hoping time will slow down just a little bit.
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