Well, as the semester comes to a close, I can’t help but reflect on my past semester. I’ve came to the conclusion that it was the best semester of my life. I have met so many people, learned so many lessons, and became even more independent. Although some unforeseen circumstances made me come home early, I will most definitely be back one day. Since it’s impossible to explain in one blog post everything that I have done, learned, and messed up on in the past four months, I figured a list of things I have learned would suffice.
- Hostels may be gross, but you meet the most wonderful people
- People are more than willing to help and will go out of their way
- Pick-pocketing is not a joke
- Ranch is not a universal condiment, sadly
- Kabobs are not a stick, but they’re still delicious
- “are you okay?” means “how are you?”
- there are different ways of life in which people are completely happy with
- some things we do in America don’t make any sense
- taxi drivers are the most kind people and are always up for a conversation
- language barriers are harder than one thinks (especially with directions)
- gypsies are tricky
- lock everything up when in a hostel
- everything is historic it seems
- triple check flight itineraries
- wandering down alleyways leads to the most memorable experiences
- croissants and macaroons are heavenly and worth every calorie
- British people are the nicest people around
- London is the most fantastic city in Europe
- There’s something new to see and learn everyday
- I am one lucky girl
I hope my blog has inspired some readers to venture on and study abroad, preferably London of course! It truly has been a life changing experience that I wouldn’t change for the world. I have met so many amazing people from all over the world that I will most definitely be keeping in touch with. Study abroad has opened up a new world to me and now I see things in a different light. I never thought that I would be living in London and now I can say that I jumped out of my comfort zone with the result of a second home. As I was in the taxi going to the airport, I couldn’t help but think that I’ll be back one day and sure enough, I’ve already been scheming. Thank you London for everything! I’ll be back soon!
Final view of London