A new wave of nostalgia hit me today as I observed Pepperdine's first day of school. Was it remembering trying to fit my ungodly mass of luggage into my three person dorm or canvasing hundreds of faces in the caf only to find I recognized no one? Whichever it was, I have been experiencing a million and one emotions upon being back at school and even though it isn't the first time it is certainly another kind of first. Last year I reveled at six suitcases being the mere extent of my life being shipped 1,200 miles from home. This year two bags and 6,500 miles are my future and whether the significant downsizing was from maturity or airline limitations I hope to learn even more about myself this year.
So until I am the strange face no one recognizes from being abroad, I will enjoy being on this amazing campus once again and brace myself for the diaspora of my closest friends across the globe. We are all packed. And whether one, two, or eight suitcases - it is less important to focus on what we are taking, but instead, focus on what we're going to bring back.
Love,
kpk
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