"I bet you've changed and you don't even know it."

Now, Fenella is probably the last person I'd expect to say something that stayed with me, but I gotta give the girl some credit: this one sentence certainly did. (Nothing against her, it's just that over the course of these four and a half months, she's doesn't really come across as warm or introspective.) However, it made me think: Have I changed? Before she said this to me, I didn't really consider it. I thought that maybe, I'd simply adapted to my new surroundings, and given how hard of a time I had at the beginning of all of this, that's saying something. I think back about how I felt before I arrived here, how I felt immediately after I arrived here, and how I feel now. Certainly not that same. I've gotten used to the subtle differences between American culture and Scottish culture, and I think I'm leaving on a good note. I'm definitely a little conflicted about my experiences here, but overall, I think it's been worthwhile. Despite my misgivings, I think it's really hard to have regrets. I tried a new thing, and I made it. I didn't leave. And well, that's certainly made me a stronger person.

Have I "changed?" Well, I suppose I'll have to wait and see.