Ashley Shira’s Blog

Day Thirty-one

Day Thirty-one   We got up this morning at 6am, showered, and did our final packing.  Vida arrived at 6:45am to say goodbye and get our room ready for Leah and Sherie’s arrival.  We were very sad to say goodbye to her….she took such good care of us! David arrived at 7:15…yes he was actually early, but then he disappeared! The guys helped us get our bags loaded into the car then we hugged everyone and said our final goodbye. David dropped us off at the airport and we began our long journey home.  We left Ghana at 10:20am and after stopping in New York and changing airports (yes airports….not just planes!) we finally landed in Birmingham at 11:20….we were 20 minutes early! Mom was disappointed she wasn’t there right when we arrived, but I was happy to see her regardless! She and I stayed up til the early morning hours going through all my pictures and looking at all my souvenirs.   She had to leave for a business trip early the next morning. :(   Now I’m back in Mobile all safe and sound.  I started my ortho surgery rotation (boring!) this week.  I have this rotation, an electron microscopy rotation, and one month of vacation before graduation!! This has been an amazing year and this last month was especially awesome! I can’t wait for my next trip overseas…they get better every time! Thank you to everyone for your love, support, and prayers!!!