Wrapping Up

I hate to say it, but my time here in San Diego is coming to an end. Last Friday I had my last day at work, and this week we're starting to wrap things up. Monday we had a free day, which was nice. We got to spend some time enjoying San Diego and not have to worry about being anywhere for work or meetings. Today the project directors came back to close down the project. It seems like just yesterday they all left and the students took over the project, and now they're back to send us off. We will spend the next 2 days reflecting on the time we have had here and how we can take what we have learned and grown in back home. 

I am going to be sad to leave on Friday, I have enjoyed my time here so much. I was incredibly blessed with the job that I got and the opportunity to build relationships with my co-workers. I am so thankful for the girls in my small group. They are all so different from each other and have helped me see different points of view and learn to get a long, and lead with different types of people. I have loved living with the thirteen other girls in my condo who have meant so much to me in different ways. I have gotten closer to some more than others and I am thankful for the close relationships I got to form over the past 10 weeks. I'm grateful for the patience God has given to us all, as it's not always easy living with so many girls :) All of the leaders have helped us grow in our knowledge of how to be good leaders in different ways. Even though it will be sad to leave it all I am also excited to be going home and back to school. I have such great things to come back to. I have a family who has been encouraging and supportive through the whole summer, and truly want to know all that went on this summer. I have friends who I miss very  much and can't wait to spend time with again. I have a community at school that will encourage me and keep me accountable in what I am doing. I have people from this project that will be going back to school with me, and help me remember what I have learned this summer and help pass that knowledge on to others. 

Saying goodbye is not something I am a fan of. Leaving people I love and am used to spending time with during the summer was hard, and leaving the people I have gotten close to here will be hard as well. I've realized though that I shouldn't dwell on how hard it is not to be around everyone I want to at the same time, but to thank God for putting them into my life in the first place, and to express to them all how much they mean to me. 

I want to thank anyone who has read this or kept up with what is going on this summer, for those who have prayed for me and the other students on this project. What God has done in my life is only a small part of what He has done on this project as a whole. I am excited to start of the semester and see what it has in store. For now it's time to pack though, and maybe enjoy the beach for one of the last nights :)