28th April, 2016.
Today is my last day of me being 19. Yes, Tomorrow is my 20th birthday.
I was trying to think about what was I was doing this time last year, then the picture of me sitting in a classroom and trying to study for my IB finals came up. I remember those 2 weeks of study leave. By that time I already knew I was going to Ecuador so I’d say basically the past 365 days I was thinking about Global Citizen Year everyday.
A year of 19th for me is a year of Global Citizen Year.
A year of 19th for me is a year of Ecuador.
A year of 19th for me is a year of being in Azuay.
A year of 19th for me is a year of being in Cuenca.
A year of 19th for me is a year of growing in Sinincay.
A year of 19th for me is a year of learning Spanish.
A year of 19th for me is a year of trying to be a part of a new family.
A year of 19th for me is a year of building friendships that will last a lifetime.
A year of 19th for me is a year of supporting fellows fellows that I didn’t know before.
A year of 19th for me is a year of getting support from fellows fellows that didn’t know me before.
A year of 19th for me is a year of learning from the elderly that were born in this small community, lived here since then.
A year of 19th for me is a year of cooking exotic foods.
A year of 19th for me is a year of taking care of young kids.
A year of 19th for me is a year of watching (tons of) football matches.
A year of 19th for me is a year of teaching 2nd graders.
A year of 19th for me is a year of having my host mother as my best friend.
A year of 19th for me is a year of turning a dining table into a drawing class.
A year of 19th for me is a year full of growth.
A year of 19th, for me was everything I wanted it to be.
A year of 19th me and Global Citizen Year.
Good bye 19,
Ploy Kongkapetch
