Two Countries in One Day

In my life I have experienced numerous goodbyes; returning home after visiting family members in other states, parting ways with friends living in different areas, and leaving classes everyday at Bellarmine. However, today I took part in a unique goodbye, as we departed from Uruguay and said our final farewell to Florencia, our guide from Fe y Alegria. While I was excited to arrive in Buenos Aires, I was also disappointed that we had to leave Uruguay, as I had become comfortable staying in El Dorado and Montevideo, and began to feel as though I had found a second home. What helped me feel better about this departure were the plans that had been made ahead of time to preserve the connections formed in Uruguay. Throughout our time in the country, we brainstormed ideas to work with agencies that we visited and discussed possilbilities for the future. I have never left a place before and felt so distressed and content at the same moment. 

-Eoin Bonner