Congrats on the Africa thing by the way. You are all more geographically intelligent than I. I also did not know Germany and France touched until about a month ago - no comments necessary!

Funny how the things you want to run towards and away from can be the same thing, in different contexts, different places, at different times. Or, in this case, the same time.

I'm home now, and it's nice to be in a secure place where I feel welcome in any room, unconcerned with "doing something wrong", which is sadly not the case usually. I don't have to worry about scorn, judgment, anger, or suspicion. It's nice to see my room as an extension of a greater environment, not a refuge. It's nice to be with people I know care about me, and have no problems expressing that and treating me as such. My mom's unhappy about paying rent for a place I try to avoid, but I guess that's life. 7 weeks left, and all of us are counting down for different reasons. I can't wait to come back home.