Tuesday, May 1, 2012

10 Thousand Miles Away

It is almost 10 thousand miles from San Diego to Cape Town. That is pretty far. 


We are finishing up our semester this week. Actually, tomorrow is when everyone is is leaving on a plane to go back to the states (I am staying a week later).  So it has finally come time to say goodbye to everyone :( It is going to be the hardest part of this whole trip.  I have realized how close I have become with this group.  We are truly a family and I am going to miss each one of them so much.  We are the only ones who understand what we all went through these past 4 months, and that is going to be one of the hardest things about going home and being separated from everyone. But I am so excited to go home right now and I wish I could hop on the plane with everyone else. 9 more days and I will be back in the states and reunited with the fam!! 


My friend shared with me a Jason Mraz song the other day that so perfectly fit all the emotions flying around right now.  


These are the lyrics:
93 million miles from the sun
People get ready, get ready
Cause here it comes, it's a light
A beautiful light, over the horizon
Into our eyes
Oh, my my how beautiful
Oh my beautiful mother
She told me, son in life you're gonna go far
If you do it right, you'll love where you are
Just know, wherever you go
You can always come home

240 thousand miles from the moon
We've come a long way to belong here
To share this view of the night
A glorious night
Over the horizon is another bright sky
Oh my my how beautiful, oh my irrefutable father
He told me, son sometimes it may seem dark
But the absence of the light is a necessary part
Just know, you're never alone, you can always come back home

You can always come back

Every road is a slippery slope
But there is always a hand that you can hold on to
Looking deeper through the telescope
You can see that your home's inside of you

Just know, that wherever you go, no you're never alone, you will always get back home

93 million miles from the sun
People get ready, get ready
Cause here it comes, it's a light
A beautiful light, over the horizon
Into our eyes



And my parents just sent me a verse that was really encouraging :) 


"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen." I
Peter 5:10