The idea that my trip to Washington ended on the 27th of July - the day I got on the plane back to SA - left me the minute I landed in SA.
The flight back home was filled with mixed emotions. I was sooo sad to leave DC, to leave behind my great host family, my Irish friends, and my work collegues. This feeling was mixed with a sense of anxiety and Happiness. I knew I was going home, and I was extremely excited to see my friends and family, and to just breathe the cool Cape Town air. This feeling was matched with a great sense of Burden. I knew that my DC expereince was not only my own. It was the expereince of every single boy and girl in my community, every member of my school, and so many of my friends. I realised this when I relayed my experience to them. It put everything in perspective… seeing there reactions to things I came to accept as normal. This humbled me, and made me realise that DC WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME… and that that experience will never really leave me. Today, tomorrow and everyday from here on…