These two weeks have flown by but have come with the best of memories. Leaving Belize only feels like a reminder to come back. It has been hard being home this past week knowing that the week before I was out in the field doing what I loved with people who now feel like are my second family. My group is already making plans to meet up again and one of the girls I found out only lives 30 minutes from my home in Malvern, PA! On my flight into Belize, I remember staring at awe over the blue water that was sitting below but flying out it felt like I just could not get enough pictures of the country I knew was leaving. There is nothing that I feel that I can put down in writing that summarizes being there and how much it changes you coming back. Being at clinic and getting a chance to connect with the people there reminded me of how much I will be able to do with my education and the difference that I can make in both animals and their owner’s lives. I left with the goal in mind of becoming more impassioned about what I want to pursue and now looking back on the people I touched I feel more incentivized to reach it! I hope to come back to Belize someday (maybe even as a TA for this very same program!) but in the meantime I will buy myself a coconut, make myself some fry jacks, and keep on pretending again like a kid that I am already there! 😉