I left for Kosovo on June 16th with the assumption that I would stay to myself, and only really converse with the three people I previously knew from back home. That was quite the opposite of what happened and that’s what made it so incredibly hard to leave Saturday morning. I never pictured myself becoming such good friends with a bunch of complete strangers during the past five weeks but I’m so grateful that I did because they are what made this entire trip such a great experience. Though many of them actually go to my school back home, it will still be very strange not seeing them everyday.
The past five weeks were filled with great adventures and experiences whether it was cliff jumping in Albania, attempting to learn Albanian pick up lines, or simply staying up as a group until 3am goofing around and trying to finish homework that’s due the following day. Though there were some moments where stress got to me, I am forever thankful for being a part of this program and wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. I will for sure miss Kosovo and all the people I met there.
