After recently finishing my A-Levels I had no idea what to do with myself or my life; all my friends decided on universities or jobs and I decided to take a gap year - spending part of it out here in Maine.
The plan came about to stay with my Uncle and Aunt for just under 5 months, and do a volunteering internship at UMaine in Food Science (something I was contemplating for university) - however, I never thought this would materialise, as I am so indecisive and hate leaving my family at the best of times.
The time came around super quick, and next thing I know I had finished my A-Levels and was at my surprise (well, sort of) leaving party!
My parents and I travelled over to New York and spent an amazing week sight seeing and discovering the city. From here we travelled (in style, on a mega bus) to Boston, from where we drove up to Maine - stopping along the way at Freeport, of course! Staying with my Uncle and Aunt for just over a week with my parents was lovely, visiting different places like Portland and Moosehead Lake, and my dad got to catch up with his brother who we don't see loads because of the distance;
but saying goodbye was the hardest thing in the world. After already saying goodbye to my sister, I knew that this would be hard.
The past few years of my life have been extremely challenging due to having m.e. and my family are my strength and I couldn't imagine coping without them. However, I let them go and they let me stay.
And now here I am, still trying to take in what has just happened and how different everything is going to be for the next few months.
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