A little less than three weeks to go before I hop on the plane to start my new life. As scared as I am and as much as I'll miss everyone and the comforts of home, this will be the thing that saves me. I need something to shake me out of my comfort zone and reboot my mind and spirit. I need to pull myself out of this rut and come into who I've become. The dreariness of this past year has overshadowed me. The old Sara is long since gone, but I still can't see who this new Sara is. Of course we change all the time, so it's not like I just switched identities like switching a mask or a costume. It's more a matter of understanding the more salient aspects of
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