Well! It is my last week here in Panama. I have mixed feelings about coming home, but that's only natural. I am excited to get home and see my family and friends and be back to my regular every day routine, but it will be hard at first adjusting back after living so differently for 5 months. I think it is time for me to come home and I that I have had a wonderful experience. I have had my share of good and bad experiences, but I couldn't expect perfectness my entire stay here. I think that the hardest part of traveling for a long time was coming to a realization that I was going to miss out on some fun stuff that my friends were doing, but in perspective I was able to come to Panama and learn the Spanish culture and language and that is really something to be appreciative of. Sometimes I felt really alone and just wanted to come home, sit and talk with my family and friends but I knew this trip made me stronger person for sticking it out, and adjusting to a different life. My host family is amazing and helped me through every good and bad time. I know I will keep in touch with my host family and want to return to Panama to visit them. I am really excited to be home and back in my own bed, and my own school.. back to reality. I am excited to start working again too. I dont know if I will ever do something like this again, because being away from family and friends is really hard. I know I want to travel more but I think I will stay with weekly trips and not 5 month long trips. Panama is a really different yet nice culture and the people are really nice. I appreciate everyone who made this possible for me and to everyone who helped me throughout my experience here. I always had a friend back at home who would talk with me and make me feel better when I was upset and that really helped me out. Also my family has been a HUGE help in this entire thing. Through anything, every weekend they made sure they Skype-d with me and always would check in with me. They encouraged me to stay positive and open minded.  I cant thank my family enough. Also I had a lot of great teachers keep in touch with me and ask me about the culture and how I was doing. I was also able to take online courses to get credits so that I can graduate on time. Friends here in Panama helped me alot too, my host mom, my host sister, Jolie, and many more. I had alot of support and people to make this experience a great one! I am ready to come home and see all my family and friends <3 xao cuidate!