Well I have been back on Scottish soil for four days and it has all felt a bit surreal. It must be the change in time zone but traveling home had a strange dreamlike quality. I seemed only to register that I was indeed home in Scotland when I saw my mum at the airport and then got back to the house to have the longest sleep I ever had in the comfort of my own bed. I truely miss Boston and Liberty Mutual where I felt not only independent but able to hold my own in the projects I was assigned. The weather here has nothing on the 28 degrees we had most days in the US and the busy lifestyles us interns had with work and tourist attractions. I feel like my life is in Limbo until I get back into my routine, when University starts.
Today I woke up at 2:30pm, its crazy that I am not quite on UK time yet. This may take a bit of getting used to. Its 3:30pm here which makes it 10:30am Boston time; which I can't help but think everytime I check my watch.
On our last night together the Saltire interns based in Boston got together to say our goodbyes and discuss our experiences in the US. It was sad to think we had come full circle when all of us commented on how fast time had went. Two months felt like plenty of time when we boarded our flights to Boston; now that we were on the brink of boarding our flights home it seemed like only a few weeks. It was strange to hear everyones views on our experiences and how similar they all were. It just goes to show that the Saltire Program is more than worth its weight in gold.
Now that I am home I am looking into job opportunities for when I graduate and catching up with friends and family. The latter is the only reason I know I have been away for a considerable period of time with all of their stories and changes to their lives. This is also what stops me being too sad about leaving Boston, as although this has been one of the best experiences of my life; I realise now that I am home I have missed them more than i thought whilst in Boston. However given the opportunity to go back I would be on a plane "quicker than you can say Jack Daniels" (something I heard alot in the US).
Again I would like to thank Saltire for this amazing opportunity which I have enjoyed more than I could put into words.