Monday, October 6, 2008
I miss my parents and my siblings. I miss my friends and relatives. I miss my country and my city. In short, I am very homesick.
When I received a scholarship to study at Rhodes, I was so excited. I couldn’t tear my eyes off the handbook I had been sent. I ticked off the things I would do when I got there. I was going to do martial arts, join a choir, go to the beach and other things that I’ve forgotten about. I could hardly wait to go there. Besides, I had never been out of the country.
Sure enough, when I first arrived, I couldn’t get over the place. It took my breath away. But the novelty has worn off. I’ve never been to the beach and I’m not doing any martial arts. I just wish I was home. The vacations I had just served to remind me how much I love home. There is no place like home. I can’t wait for the exams to be over. Then I’ll get straight on a bus and head home. It will be great to see the folks back home. Until I spend and a month and start to be Rhodessick. This vacation is going to be a pretty long one after all. And when I get back to Rhodes I’ll start missing home again. It’s really a vicious cycle.
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