Falling in Love

I've never actually had any desire to come to Africa, especially South Africa. From the moment I stepped of the plane I knew there was something special about this place. The people are so vibrant, the culture is so rich and everyone always has such a positive manner about them. I thought I had my whole life figured out as far as what I wanted to do with myself, until I came to Cape Town, South Africa... But now I'm lost. Lost in a good way, and in a bad way. I like the fact that life threw a curveball at me and now I'm in this new place discovering things I could only dream of back home. But I'm a little sad that I must now learn how to say goodbye to the home and the family, and the friends that I've known my whole life, because there is no way I could ever leave and not return to this beautiful place. This place of no worry, full of love and vibrant people. South Africa is probably the last place I would have thought that I'd find a home at, but it actually turned out to be the first. As the time to return to the states gets closer all I can imagine is how sad I'll be waking up and not being able to say good morning to the mountain that I've become accustomed to waking up to. So as far as South Africa goes, this isn't a goodbye, its a "see you later" because I know soon I'll be returning to my new home that I've fallen in love with. :-)