On Dec 6, 2013, I rang the bell marking the “Close of Service,” or COS, of my Peace Corps Service in Colombia. My service, like most things anticipated since forever,…
Good-bye Bologna
My last week in Italy was a surreal blur of exams, papers, parties, late night dancing, watching the sun come up from my balcony. Until all of a sudden I…
Goodbye, North Carolina
I’m resting in my bedroom at night. It’s cool out and there is a light breeze, the benefit of living on the ocean. You can see the lights lining the…
Saying Goodbye
By Beth December 17, 2009 On my last full day in São Tomé, the sun is blazing. My boyfriend, Kilson, and I spend the day at the beach, swimming off…