Hurdle

I can't seem to jump the hurdle of writing this blog post, because I feel like it must be on France since I haven't posted since before I left. It's hard for me to put into words how lifechanging the experience was, which intimidates me and forces me to just give up on posting. So here's about my 10th attempt.

I'm going to be very broad and use cliche words, because I don't really know how else to describe my experience. I met people from literally all over the globe including lifelong friendships as well as people from Longwood who I hope to stay close with. I now feel more comfortable going far away from home. I feel as if I can make any place home since it took me a full 12 hours before I felt at home in a different country with a different culture of people who speak a different language and 4000 miles away from everyone I've ever known. I had some crazy experiences, and sometimes I even look back on France and think it might have just been some wonderful dream. It sure seems like a blur. The 4 weeks I spent in La Rochelle were some of the most meaningful of my life, and the final week of traveling with John was also enlightening and exciting. I guess my story is best told while looking through my 505 pictures (almost all on Facebook). But even that is not doing my experience justice.

So I'll quit while I'm ahead and close by encouraging anyone who is even a little bit interested in studying abroad to just take a big leap of faith and go for it. As far as I know, everyone from Longwood had a good time. There was not one second that I really wished I was back home. I already felt at home. The experience is what you make of it, and I think I seized every opportunity presented to me. I only hope I can feel like that again in my life.