Thank God For My Mom

November 26, 2008 I was feeling really depressed this morning. It had been two weeks since I had a chance to talk to either of my parents and it really was wearing on my soul. I just needed to have some comfort from home. I decided to use Karly’s phone to call my mom. Thank God she answered. I just about broke down, but I knew that I had to keep it together so that my mom wouldn’t worry about me. It was so awesome just hearing her voice. I feel so much better now. It’s amazing how one person can make your day special. I only talked to her for about 15 minutes but I think that it was enough for my mood to do a 180. Its so hard being away from Visthar because communication with home is so much easier from there. I didn’t realize how much I was going to miss my family while I was in India. I’m incredibly thankful for this experience because it has helped me understand how much my family means to me. I never want to be away from them for this long ever again. Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I have this feeling that I will be a little depressed. I’m supposed to be writing a paper and I will probably be thinking about being with my family. I will wonder what they are doing, who is there and what kind of food they are eating. Some people don’t like going to family gatherings but I really love it. My family is really fun and we always have an awesome time together. I’m hoping that our group will have a good time here. I know that we are not family but maybe we can be family just for today. We have no one but each other. I think that members from our group often forget that we are all we have in India. None of us gets to be with our families. I think that some people forget that we are going through the same feelings about being away from home.