a realization

Today marks my 3 month mark in Chile. Exactly 3 months ago today, I stepped off the plane and tried not to hyperventilate from the thought of everything that lay ahead. I had an awkward car ride home with my host parents, I unpacked my stuff in my new casita, I tried and failed to decipher all the unfamiliar Chilean words everyone kept using, my host mom gave me my first shot of pisco. It seems like a long time ago.

This means I will be stateside in three short weeks. If it's hard to think back to my first few days in Chile, it's even harder to wrap my mind around the fact that I'm leaving this place so soon.