Having just gotten home from my semester in Ireland, I can’t help but be immediately reminded of how different life was there. So why not get super reflective? Looking back to my first, pre-departure blog post, I think that my mind has changed a bit, but I was pretty close to predicting some general trends….
Back Home
I sit, once more, in my room, having been home for nearly two weeks and just now catching a breather from the whirlwind of the holidays. After three months in Ireland, I don’t feel tremendously different – I am still the nervous yet desperate for adventure person I was before. However, I did partially fulfill…
Post-España
Wow, it’s hard to believe that it’s been about two and a half weeks since I’ve gotten back to the states from my semester abroad. I feel like i’ve finally started getting used to my normal way of life again, that I was used to before I left. My three and a half months abroad…
Last weeks in Ireland
Coming up on my last weeks in Maynooth and Ireland, I am so sad for it all to come to an end. As much as I miss my family and friends (and food!) being abroad has been an amazing, eye-opening experience that I will savour until its gone. Since I last posted, I have finally…
My Identity Before London
While sitting at JFK, I am having a lot of thoughts about leaving the country and what that means for me. I have never traveled internationally but I have made it to almost all of the fifty states. My constant reoccurring thoughts are what if they don’t let me through and I am held in…
Identity & Me
As I prepare to board my plane to London, I am filled with both excitement and anxiety. I am excited for the next four months, for the freedom and growth that I know will develop over the time frame, and for the friends and memories I’ll make during my time abroad. I am, however, deeply…
Post Abroad
It has been two full weeks since I have been back in America and they have gone by extremely fast. Coming back to Florida from London was bittersweet. I definitely missed my family and friends, but I also miss the people I met abroad and the way of living that I had become accustomed to….
The Epilogue to my Grand Adventure
I started this journey arrogant of my identity. I thought I was as sure as I would ever be about who I am. I didn’t expect to change, or grow, or discover anything new about myself. I thought it cliche. But oh how the mighty fall. I don’t think I “changed” per se, I think…
Blog Post #5
My semester abroad was amazing. It was an experience I believe everybody should live at least once in a lifetime. The last few weeks of the semester were a little busy but did not stop me from having fun and discovering new places in Rome. With my friends I discovered some new restaurants that were…
Final Post
As I read back at my first post, you can feel the anxiety, worrying and nervousness by the way my tone is. You can tell that study abroad though I was doing it, it wasn’t something that I was so sure of. Now that I have actually done the semester abroad, my mindset has totally…