It's been a long time in the making and it hasn't gone exactly according to plan, but in exactly two weeks, I am going back to Europe! After a few days in Lisbon, I will be meeting up with the AROURA team once more, this time as a field school supervisor.
I was first asked about it back in November and now, three bosses later, I am somehow still allowed to take five weeks off from work to go! It makes me feel incredibly lucky but also quite anxious to be taking so much time off.
It will be an amazing challenge to spend a month working in Greece again, and I am beyond excited to go. Still, my nerves are starting to kick in now that I have to start packing. It's scary to be taking so much time off from my life. I think a lot of it is based off my bad memories of the last time I tried to spend a month away from home and came home in tears after three weeks... but that was a different place and a different project and a very different set of people. I know I will have a blast with the AROURA team and I think that will help the homesickness a lot. I have done this several times before, after all. It's just been five years since my last successful month abroad (!!!) and I will miss everyone back home.
However, I am looking forward to the adventure of a new season in Greece, and all that comes with the package. I will do my best to keep my journal going while I am there.
I was first asked about it back in November and now, three bosses later, I am somehow still allowed to take five weeks off from work to go! It makes me feel incredibly lucky but also quite anxious to be taking so much time off.
It will be an amazing challenge to spend a month working in Greece again, and I am beyond excited to go. Still, my nerves are starting to kick in now that I have to start packing. It's scary to be taking so much time off from my life. I think a lot of it is based off my bad memories of the last time I tried to spend a month away from home and came home in tears after three weeks... but that was a different place and a different project and a very different set of people. I know I will have a blast with the AROURA team and I think that will help the homesickness a lot. I have done this several times before, after all. It's just been five years since my last successful month abroad (!!!) and I will miss everyone back home.
However, I am looking forward to the adventure of a new season in Greece, and all that comes with the package. I will do my best to keep my journal going while I am there.
