Last few minutes

Yes, everyone, the day has come.
I'm leaving Boston.
I'm so sad and it all feels so strange to be the one leaving and not the one staying after that being the routine for twelve weeks.
I've posted a little message on Facebook for my friends from EF and I'll repost it here, because it just says it all:

September 24th, 2010.
As I read all these wonderful messages that so many people sent me for my birthday, with not only “Happy Birthday!” but these genuine wishes for me to make the best of my life and the rest of my days here, I can’t help but cry over how I’m going to miss this wonderful place. Besides, even if these messages weren’t genuine and FB helped them remember that today is my birthday, I do appreciate it so incredibly much that they took at least the seconds to come on and send me a little message. Thank you all for that.
Thank you for the amazing time here; it is something that I can SWEAR I will not shut up about in quite some time. It is definitely an unforgettable experience that I would never, EVER dream of giving up.
Thank you for being these amazing people that taught me that being ME is something that I should keep up. That being shy is not bad, but that being talkative, smiley and happy about everything is something that I should not hide. With that also comes, thank you for changing me. For making me grow and become a better person, a person that without you wonderful people would still be hidden inside me.
Thank you, Chris, for screwing up all other teachers for me, because seriously, you were UNDOUBTEDLY ( ;) ) the best anyone could ever wish for! I cannot begin to describe how much you have taught me! :)
Thank you all for letting me into all your different cultures, for teaching me I don’t know how many ways of saying “F you”. Because come on, that is just basic ;)
Thank you for all these birthday wishes that made this, one of the greatest days ever! Seriously, it’s SO much fun to walk down the hall and have people hug you and congratulating you. :B

The words “thank you” seem to say everything and nothing all at once. They cannot depict the amount of happiness I experience while being here, the amount of times that I couldn’t stop laughing, the amount of times that precious people came into my life (even for only a few weeks, because a few weeks are AGES here in EF time) and threw everything upside down, just to leave again and have taken a little part of it with them.

I am crying as I am writing this because I know that as soon as this day is over, this experience will just be a memory. A chapter of my life that I wish I could go back to. I had predicted not wanting to leave, but I could NEVER have suspected that leaving would be so strange and sad and happy all at the same time. The people that were here will understand this feeling perfectly and I will not make an attempt to even describe it, because it’s hard (almost impossible even) to do so.

So once again, THANK YOU, Merci, Obrigada, Gracias, Dank je wel, Grazie, Danke, etc etc etc ;) I love you all, I will miss you more than words can describe and, how could I forget this? QUE PASAAAAA?! hahaha

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I'm going to miss this place and the crazy people so much! It's not funny that my cab already leaves in half an hour!
That tomorrow around this time I'm going to be HOME!
I will still post the rest of the pending posts though, I do think you deserve it.. hahahha
xoxo Bella