For the last six weeks, I have been in the company of five to eleven people I met during the "fun week." Some of us split off in Melbourne, and there were six of us who traveled to Adelaide together a couple weeks ago. For the last couple weeks, it's
just been our group in a dorm room, which has been nice because no one is going to steal anything. Our group has split up, though, so last night I was in a room with random people.
Last week, Binx went to visit his aunt. Yesterday, Luke went to Port Lincoln for a shark dive. Richard is still here, but we're not in the same room. Luke will come back Thursday, and then he and Richard return to Melbourne Friday.
Sunday was a really difficult day because I had to say goodbye to Scott and Adele, my favorite people here, because they went back to Melbourne. I know we'll get together again while we're here, and we plan to visit each other in the future. But they've become my family here, and it's scary when you've been with
people for so long to think of being on your own.
It's not that I
dislike traveling on my own...quite the opposite. I can do what I want,
when I want, for as long as I want. I can eat what I want, when I want.
Basically, I don't have to keep anyone else happy.
Obviously when you travel,
you're away from everyone and everything you know, which is terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. When you do make friends traveling, you progress into the friendship much quicker than you would at home. I revealed more about myself to these people in a week than I would in
months back home.
At home, I have best friends, ok friends, family, acquaintances, good friends...basically a whole lot of choice of who to spend my time with. Here, I've been with the same people all day every day, and we converse the whole time. I've created
these deep relationships that feel like I've known them for
years. Maybe it's the introvert in me, but when I become
friends with someone, I give a little piece of myself to them, or at
least that's how I feel.
For now, on with my adventure!
