the new beginning

i'm 17. i've recently moved to canada, as i always told my school mates i would; "as soon as i'm graduated, i'm leaving this country." i'm here with my best friend, and i've left my lover boy behind. it's been a short week with my friend but a long week away from him. which most likely portrays what i have to look forward to over the next 5 months.

i left my home with tears as i watched out of the back window as my love drove his car away from me, when in reality i was driving away from him. and arrived in kelowna airport, over 24 hours later with a tired smile as i saw my best friends beautiful, yet tired face again. I had been indoors most of the trip and felt the change from summer of australia, to the dull winter of canada. From the colors of my surroundings to the shade of white, everywhere i looked.

a week i've been here now, and today was the first day i've felt sunshine on my skin. whilst sitting on the chair lift, heading up the snowy hill, through the fog, carrie and i saw light, and couldn't believe how absolutely stunning it was. you could see all surroundings to a certain point, where it was devoured by the grey mist below. My face is patchy, red where the wind can reach it and pale where it's shielded by my goggles. My hair braided, cause my best friend insisted. my skins loosing its sun-kissed tan and my naturally bleached hair is beginning to darken. i wonder if i'll be recognized when i arrive home.