After the rained-out bike tour Dan and I ran to a nearby cafe for some midnight bowls of French Onion soup. As we sat there in the dark cafe, watching the rain from the window and drinking our wine, it really started hitting me that this is the end.

I have felt such a mix of emotions over the last two months, and have seen and done so many things - now that it's wrapping up I can't help but feel really sad. Not only sad because this new life is ending, but sad because I have wanted to do this for SO many years (I have been "planning" a trip to Europe since high school) and soon it will be in the past. Yes it's a goal accomplished, but it's one less thing to look forward to. It's like, when you've wanted something for so long, and it comes and goes, what do you do next?