Boring

DISCLAIMER: I'm going to discuss cliche emotions, but they exist for a reason.

Moving around so much since June has made my goodbyes easy, complicated, confusing, I'm really not sure. So I guess confusing. I have left Madrid for extended periods of time, 5 different times this summer. Every time I leave I have to say a new set of goodbyes to people who will be leaving in my absence. Ahora me toca a mi, now it's my turn.

Luckily I am ready. I'm leaving behind a life here that I have really enjoyed, but I've done what I wanted to do. I came here with one simple goal: be funny in Spanish. And I've accomplished that and more with my Spanish.

Beyond that I have done what my mother and surrogate moms thought I could never do. I fed myself for a whole year, often with nice home cooked meals. I have Alton Brown and Jamie Oliver's websites to thank for that one. And of course I have made a home, my own network and family here. Leaving behind my apartment, amazing roommates, friends and co-workers will be difficult. The hardest thing will be leaving behind my daily commute, the people I see, the familiarity of the places I go grocery shopping, my routine... All the things you can't email, talk to on the phone, text message, facebook or pack in your bag. I've been really fortunate to have a great year and be sad to leave things behind, so maybe it's better to look at things on a positive note.