Goodbye Senegal!

I am officially a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV)! Today is my last day in Senegal and in a mere 12 hours I will be on a plane en route for the United States of America. I spent the day shopping in downtown Dakar for souvenirs and at the Peace Corps office turning in the endless forms that are required to get the heck out of here. I'll be headed out to dinner tonight to a little seafood place on the water to bid some friends adieu and I'll watch the sunset in Senegal for one last time.

I'm in total disbelief that I am, in fact, finally leaving the country that I've called home for two years. On one hand, it seems surreal that I actually made it this far, and on the other I can't imagine ever having doubted my personal ability to finish my service. Through good times and bad, my experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal will forever be etched into my memory, and in many ways it has changed me for the better. The memories I've created with my host family, work partners, and other volunteers will last with me for a lifetime and while the process of saying goodbye and letting go has been emotionally difficult, I am definitely ready to go. It's time to get a move on and go home.

Ba beneen yoon, Senegal. Thank you for an unforgettable two years.

See you soon, America!