Today was my last day working for this school in Istanbul. Yay! I’m so excited to be done with this job. It simply wasn’t for me, which is ok. I went into the school today and finished writing a couple reports so everything is completely finished now. I’m going in on Monday to pick up my last month’s salary and then I’ll be done with it. I don’t think I’ll run into problems getting my final pay, but until it’s been handed to me I won’t really know.

I also filled out an application for a 10 day meditation retreat that starts on Aug. 1st. I hope to hear back from them soon confirming. I think that I’ll leave Istanbul on Sunday, July 27th. It’s so strange to think that I’m leaving here. I know I’ve only been here for less than 3 months, but it’s become home. I do, however, feel that I’m ready to leave here and move on.

I walked around a park today with one of the part time teachers at my school. I really enjoy spending time with her. It is a little harder to leave now that I’m starting to meet more people that I like and make more friends. Although, I must admit, now that I’ve decided that I’m definitely going to Nepal I couldn’t be more excited. It’s going to be amazing. I can’t wait to spend a few weeks or a month just bumming around before going home. And a 10 day meditation retreat is exactly what I need to get my head on straight to go back to the US and make things happen. Woot woot!

I haven’t felt this positive or excited about the future in quite a while. It’s a really welcomed change of pace.