Our last night in Salzburg we all sat around and tried to wrap our heads around the fact that the countdown to real life had officially become real. Countless train rides, treks down the Monchsberg, hours spent on our trusty charter buses showing us everything Greece and Italy had to offer. Class periods, concerts, and "Ava lunches." Zimmer 3, skiing in Switzerland, and wine with the Eiffel Tower as our backdrop. And now it is all left to pictures and our memories to rehash the months and adventures that seem more and more surreal upon on arrival home.
This reminiscing started when I found my bag of every ticket stub, postcard, concert program, coaster, and funny drawing I collected along the way. It will all eventually make its way into a scrapbook (one of my many summer projects.) Maybe once it's all organized and laid out on pages it won't all seem so messy and hard to recall the small details. That is the part that scares me the most. The forgetting part. I had so many firsts in Salzburg. I met so many people that have somehow managed to weave their lives into mine even after we closed our Europe chapter. I know I appreciated Europe when I was there, I know that. I can't say I didn't, I have too many posts that say 'I know this won't last forever, so I have no choice but to soak it all up.' But my mind plays tricks that I can't help and I find myself second guessing how much I truly understood what last semester gave me. Independence. Perspective. A new relationship. Best Friends. Understanding. Self-confidence.
Maybe just for me, sending this out into the cyber abyss, reassures me that it was all real and it wasn't just some crazy dream.
dear salzburg, i miss you ♥
2 comments:
Wow, we should all be so lucky :)
What wonderful travel opportunities!
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