The last entry.

The OIP trip has sadly come to its end. at the start of the week, i had started to think back about all the moments that have happened through the past month, both the highs and the lows. when i look back at the start, i realize how much i have grown as a person and how i have made so many fantastic friends. The memories that i have made as well as the lessons i have learnt will stay with me for a lifetime. this experience was invaluable.

with each passing day before i left, the experience seemed to become so surreal. i couldnt believe that i had already spent a month in china. the daily routine of waking up and seeing my friends in the house, walking up the hill to class and going out after class seemed so normal. and now that it is over, now then i realize that i had to leave. i was quite amazed at how much i had managed to integrate myself into the society there. but it wasnt easy at first. but with my friends by my side, it was an extremely enjoyable experience. 

i will never forget the amazing people that i have met there and all the wonderful experiences i had. the memories and life lessons experienced there will stay with me for a life time. this trip has allowed me to grow as a person in many ways and has made me become more mature. 

i also made many friends in the oip group. people such as jodie, lisi and hui ting, just to name a few. they are all people who i most likely would have never became friends with had i not gone for the trip. they are all good people and im sure these friendships will continue to blossom long after the trip has ended.

now that im back in singapore, it feels like the first day when i got to wuhan. a foreign place once again. and i always said to myself when i was there, i know that once i leave, i will miss the place, but when im actually there, i will miss home. and right now, i am feeling this effect. i miss the memories that happened there. even through there wasnt the usual comforts of home such as fast internet and easy access to technology, it was a much needed break. i feel that some times its good to go off the grid for a while. technology has made people colder towards each other. and during the trip, all we had was each other. it made us all tighter as a group and closer. another comfort of home that was missing in wuhan was clean constant running water. and by not having many of these comforts, it has humbled many of us and thought us to treasure all these easily accessible things.

all in all, despite this entry not being my most smooth flowing entry, i have learnt many things and met many new people. i will never forget this experience and it saddens me to know that it is over. but the memories will live on in ever single one of us who went for the trip and im sure we have all grown to be better people. thank you ngee ann for letting me go for this trip. i will never forget it.