This office gif describes my life perfectly right now.

I'm not going to lie, today has been rough for the most part. I don't know what it is about travel but today my mind has been in a total chaos.

I've said all my goodbyes, and none of them were easy. Especially having to leave Phillip. That was not easy. While I'm on my way to Buenos Aires he is packing up and headed to Colorado to begin his new job and start a new journey. Even though I'm not at all worried about the stability of our relationship, it still is really crappy to be in a separate hemisphere from my boyfriend. I'm just as excited for him to be in Colorado as he is for me to be in Argentina, but our goodbye today was not fun.

Phillip & I sporting our Harvard t-shirts

Even now as I sit waiting for my flight it's still hard to visualize myself in another country. It'll probably be months until all my dogs hairs aren't all over my things. I don't yet feel gone but I feel farther away. Perhaps I'll never feel gone I'll just always feel farther away from home. I know at first I'll forget the sadness I feel at the moment. I'll be distracted by all the treats the city has to offer and meeting Graciela and Rachel. After two weeks I'll miss home and Phillip again.

The majority of the first year of mine and Phil's relationship has been a long distance one (From Dallas to A&M). In that time Phillip and I learned something crucial for the survival of a long distance relationship: independence. While I loved and enjoyed my summer with my partner in crime, Phillip and I are about to enter a very fruitful time in our relationship. When we are apart or together Phillip always is there to aid me in my personal development, and I am there to do the same for him. We work on ourselves to be better for each other (and sometimes it's not the easiest thing to do haha). All the development we went through together over the summer we will now have the chance to use on our own as our paths part for a short period of time. I think it's beautiful thing to see how together we always are even when we are physically apart.

Today he gave me a really sentimental card. Here is an excerpt from the poem on the front of it:

"It is so hard to be away from you... When we're apart like this, life seems, somehow, out of balance, and I go through each day feeling like the sun has hidden behind a cloud. I can hardly wait until you are back and I can hold you close in my arms. Until then, know that I love you and miss you with all my heart"

picture collage of the card I got him

Inside the card he wrote a beautiful message telling me how happy for me he was and how proud of me he was. I'm so lucky to have such a supportive person in my life.

I'm going to miss you Texas. I'm going to miss the States.

Argentina... I'm coming for you! I hope you're ready for me, I have so much to learn. My heart is going to be a bit achy for the time being, but I know you'll treat me well Argentina. Let's make the best of this.

Estoy lista para este aventura!