The Long Goodbye

Over the last 5 days I have been slowly saying my farewells before my departure on Friday. These celebrations have included:

• Eating a deceivingly hot chili at my work leaving curry and nearly passing out.
• Getting kicked out of Kambar for referring a wrestling match between my housemate and our neighbour.
• Having best mates from home stay with me in Cambridge.
• Staging a fake Christmas dinner with the family.
• And commemorating the final episode of The Wire with dinner and drinks (it's meant a lot, ok?).

And I can honestly say, I feel emotionally and physically drained.

The questions of nerves and excitement have taken their toll, as I no longer feel anything but a little anxious. This maybe because I literally don't know what to expect, or that I'm leaving many great friends behind, or that the 5 days of solid drinking have left me emotionally void. Either way, I just want to get on a plane now and see what Banff has to offer.. apart from the numerous gift shops and stray Moose.