There are a few select moments on everyone's life where you realise how much time has passed, how much you have been through, aThere are a few select moments on everyone's life where you realise how much time has passed, how much you have been through, and how much you miss. You may be standing in line at Starbucks, at dinner with friends, or just sitting on your bed reading a book, when it occurs to you quite simply, "a lot happens in life". It seems obvious, kind of ridiculous to realise, but when I think about the vast expanse of one life, my life, it astounds me, and then perplexes me.

There have been some times while I have been stressing for an exam, or dealing with the rigors of life here in New Zealand when I sat down on a bench, my bed, classroom desk and asked myself "why the hell did I come here?". I love travel, and I feel like I was born to leap frog around the world, but to be quite honest, there's a lot of pain involved with traveling. I know, I know, I am coming back to New Zealand in a few months and I shouldn't be sad, but really, this next semester is going to be entirely different from what this one was. The friends I have made and now am forced to leave will not be there, inside jokes that I want to laugh about will no longer apply and instead make me look crazy as I laugh to myself.

It feels like yesterday that I was lamenting leaving Israel, and now I am leaving the life I have made for myself here. Seems strange, like someone hit the fast forward button and just finally hit play a few days ago. All of a sudden I am packng up my life here and trying to get all of the little things I wanted to get done finished. I know I will just blink my eyes and before I know it I will be done with next semester...and be leaving New Zealand indefinitly.

Now it is time to go pack...next stop Fiji