So we have pretty much spent the last 5 days saying goodbye to all of our friends in Chile. About a week ago we had to say goodbye to some friends for the first time and I think thats when it really hit us that we are coming home soon. Why is it that we don't fully appreciate something or someone until we are no longer around it anymore? When you say goodbye to someone, it is at that moment that you fully appreciate everything they have meant to you. After an experience like this there are so many mixed emotions as you are going home. First you are really excited to see your family and friends whom you haven't seen in months. Also there is an excitement to get back to the life and the culture that you know and feel comfortable in. At the same time, four months is about the time it takes to get comfortable in a culture so we are at the point where we really feel at home here too. Plus we have made incredible friendships that are going to be hard to leave. We have felt so welcomed and loved here that it has just been overwhelming. So it is really hard to describe how we feel as we are coming home. Our hearts are torn in half with the desire to stay and the desire to go home (well we have non-refundable plane tickets so we don't really have a choice haha). What we can say for sure from these emotions that we are experiencing is that we will never forget this experience that we have had. So for those of you who we are leaving we say, "It's been great. We love you and you have made this experience something that will stay in our hearts forever." And for those of you who we are returning to we say, "We have missed you. Thank you so much for your prayers and support that have carried us through. See you soon."
Love,
Zach and Ashley
P.S.
There is a neighborhood in Santiago that has streets named after every state. We are already in Arkansas haha.
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