Goodbye Saba
My time on Saba is over. I thought that I would feel sadness when making my final flight out, but my mind was filled with positive memories that I have from there and a great desire to move on. I am grateful for so much. Wonderful teachers and mentors. The opportunity to learn. The support of my family. A beautiful Caribbean island that I explored every inch of. Feeling at home in my house on the cliff. Some great classmates who now feel like old friends. The good times and good people often outweighed the bad and I can’t even say that I didn’t love my time on the island BUT the environment can be toxic. It took a lot out of me. Especially this last semester. There are parts of me that didn’t get their fair chance to be expressed. I’ve been home in Cape Breton for three days and I can already feel a weight lifted. My last few weeks on the island were stressful ones preparing for the Exit Exam. But it was all worth it in the end because I passed and I am