{"id":19136,"date":"2019-11-28T12:25:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T17:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/?p=19136"},"modified":"2020-04-09T14:12:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:12:36","slug":"aixoise-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/2019\/11\/28\/aixoise-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Aixoise Thanksgiving!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T1-891x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19137\" class=\"wp-image-19137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T1-891x1024.jpeg 891w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T1-261x300.jpeg 261w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T1-768x883.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T1-783x900.jpeg 783w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T1.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T2-845x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19138\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/?attachment_id=19138\" class=\"wp-image-19138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T2-845x1024.jpeg 845w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T2-248x300.jpeg 248w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T2-768x931.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T2-743x900.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/T2.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all: happy thanksgiving my fellow Americans! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mine has definitely been great so far. So much led me to be where I am right now, having Thanksgiving lunch with great friends I have made here at IAU and experiencing some of the best moments of my life. During Fall Break I wrote my last post here, and I remember I was just overcoming my fears and insecurities about studying abroad. And I&#8217;ve continued to do so! I have gotten so much closer with everyone here and I feel like I know the city very well already. Even though there is this sense of familiarity now, I still feel the excitement of being in France, where just months ago I was a newcomer and a stranger. Even so, I still feel like there are still many moments to be lived, so many experiences to be had and so many places to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is why I feel complete opposite sentiments at the moment. I feel extremely happy and in place, but I already feel the anticipated sadness of going and having to leave this dream experience I have been living in the past months. With all my friends spread in the USA, we won&#8217;t see each other very often, but I will have reasons to travel all over the country when I come back. I will be happy to go back to my family and my friends, but I will have friends here that I will have to leave. Thus, I feel conflicted. But it&#8217;s not negative, gladly! I am just too grateful for all I am living at the moment. As cheesy as it sounds, there&#8217;s a Winnie the Pooh quote that describes this situation so perfectly: &#8220;<strong>How lucky\u00a0I\u00a0am\u00a0to\u00a0have something that makes saying goodbye so hard<\/strong>&#8220;. Nothing could describe it better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, be thankful for all your experiences and all the people you meet! Time passes by quick and when you notice it it&#8217;s time to leave. I will definitely be taking all these amazing memories for life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all: happy thanksgiving my fellow Americans! Mine has definitely been great so far. So much led me to be where I am right now, having Thanksgiving lunch with great friends I have made here at IAU and experiencing some of the best moments of my life. 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