People leaving

So this isn't a fun fact post. It's a rather sad post. I have know been here over 2 months, which means it's time for a lot of people to go home. Most nurses are here for 2 months or a little bit longer. This past weekend my group of friends shrunk by 9 people. Come next week it will shrink by 2 more. And that will include my roommate. It has been so much fun getting to know people from around the world. The USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Denmark. The one good thing about good bye are the good bye dinners. Can't complain about missing ship food. Some of these lovely people, I probably won't see again and others I will. At least one of the ladies who left is coming back for the whole field service in Senegal next year. And another girl who left actually lives 1 hr away from me at home. Goes to show it really is a small world. I have actually met at least 5 people so far who know where Burton Ohio is and all live within an hr or so.

So as my group of friends grows smaller, it makes me have to reach out to new people and have to get to know others. I know there will be others out there who will become just as good of friends by the end of the field service. But at the same time, it makes me wish I was heading home. Knowing these lovely people are heading home to family, friends, and good food...it makes me homesick just a bit. It makes me kinda jealous. But I know my time here is going to fly by, and once it is my time to head home it will be bitter sweet.