Where's the rewind button?

Everyday since December 8^th I have been asking myself, Did that really just happen? Did I really just study abroad? Is it really over? Does it really have to be over? (At this point I just wanna cry) Can I do it again? Where is the repeat button? Can I rewind and play it over again—don’t need to change a thing (except maybe finding lice earlier) I just want to RECORDARLO para siempre!? I want to remember it forever. Recordar—to experience in the heart again. I want to recordar and I do not want to forget a single second of it. Do I really have to go back to Olaf and experience a semester without my 13 travel companions? Why? Can I please go back?? IT"S FREEZING HERE!
Today the next group of CGE students are starting their journey through Central America. I'm so jealous of them and excited for them. The unforgettable experiences they will have and the amazing stories they will have to share.
Being stationary for more than 2 weeks at a time will be quite the experience for me. Since August I have not been in the same place for more than 2 weeks and even this summer I wasn't in one place for more than 3 weeks. So as I prepare to go back to college in 2 weeks I'm nervous about being stationary, about feeling stuck. I enjoyed the constant movement and newness of everything. The new culture, friends, homes, classes, teachers, places. Now I'm heading back to Olaf, a place I know. But I also know that there will be lots of new experiences for me there. New classes, 2 profs I've never had, new freshman students, different roommates, different dorm, new extended caf hours!, different volunteering location, new boss at work, and more. There will be new topics to discuss, new things going on. It will be okay I must tell myself. I've survived 2 years at Olaf and I can survive 1-1 1/2 more. Granted it's not always as exciting and crazy as studying abroad but I'll work to make it just as great. And the first weekend back 3 people from my trip will be at Olaf with me and the 2 other Oles who studied with us. So excited for this mini reunion.