First, you get accepted into the study abroad program of your choice. Its the best day of your life so far. You parents are going to be so proud.
The hardest part right now is just waiting. It feels like the day when you get to leave the country will never actually arrive.
Saying goodbye to your friends and family is hard, but you know you'll get to see them soon.
The plane ride isn't very fun either, but at least you can get some sleep.
When you first get to your new country, everything is so exciting.
SO EXCITING
You can't even handle the excitement. Just can't.
And all the food is really delicious too!
You make really ambitious plans as you want to do and see everything, but quickly learn that there is such a thing as too much.
And jet lag will quickly get the best of you.
You'll make friends that are different from you, but that's okay.
Eventually, all of the new stuff gets to be too much.
Culture Shock starts to make you angry.
And things get scary too.
And you just wanna take a normal shower back home.
You really just want your mommy.
But you stay cool cause you know you can get through this.
but it just feel so impossible sometimes...
But when its time to go home again, you don't wanna go.
But it is wonderful to see your loved ones again
and suddenly your back in your own comfortable bed
and succumb to jet lag again.
and you dream of going back abroad again and eating more gelato!