so many posts

i just read a few of my first posts. when i read them, in my head, my voice is like a squirrel...all hyper and such... especially with all of those "!!!!!!".

it's been a great year. it's odd that it's ending. i feel so at home here, and right now, the situation i'm in is so much more comfortable than the one i was in in the beginning. i keep reading about my old host house and the people, especially umma, and i can't believe that i survived. i have learned a lot from this experience and have been challenged in a bunch of new ways.

D-63.