Last day =(

So the past few days at Hospice have been great. I've gotten to treat my own patients, Ionella's been there, and my physio has been super nice to me and sad that I'm leaving. This week we worked with a little gypsy girl who I'm told is 10, but is the size of a 3 year old. She has a lot of problems, but she's a sweetheart, and they've been letting me treat her alone because she's so laid back. She's super adorable. A few times, Anda even left me alone with the girl to treat her. I felt like a real physio!!!

Yesterday I had a moment with Ionela that almost made me cry. She knows I dont speak romanian really well, so whenever an adult comes in speaking romanian, she tells them I dont speak. I keep telling her "un pic," which means I speak a little! I gave her a hug goodbye yesterday and told her "te iubesc," which means I love you. She lit up and smiled and I told her See! "Un pic romaneshtay!" she looked up at me sand said "super good!" i almost died of happiness. I'm going to miss these kids.

Today, I had to say bye to Anda. I thanked her for all she's taught me. She told me that the kids, no, OUR kids were going to miss me a lot. She said that she knew I was going to be a great physio someday. We talked about how this is only a small aspect of physio, but I really believe this experience has pointed me towards the direction of my future. I really have enjoyed working with special kids. There's something so rewarding about this, it's addictive almost. I know one thing is for sure though, this experience has been the best summer of my life.

Now I'm waiting for my last dinner at home before the six of us volunteers that are still here go out for dessert and fountain dancing. Then it's off to the beach for the weekend with Hannah and Suzie before I make my long trip back to America. There will be a lot of crying before that happens. But thankfully, I've kept myself in check for now!

Projects abroad love - Hannah and I

Suzie, Ana (our host mom), and me!

See you in America!

te iubesc,

Alyssa