All the reasons I had for returning…what were they again? Closure? How could I be sure the closure I sought would be worth it? I wanted to be back in New Zealand, to not let those awful goodbyes and memories be my last ones. To not let that be the terrible ending of this chapter of my life. But in many ways the future at the study abroad program was unknown, and not in a good way. I didn’t know if our paperwork and files had been saved. I didn’t know if any of our classroom books could be salvaged, or any of the books from the downstairs library. What about furniture, bedding, towels, toiletries, dishes? All the things that had been collected over the years? The new stove and new fridges: gone. All the exterior and interior improvem...

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