So... Am I ready to come home? I've been asked this question many times and I don't really have a perfect answer for it. Of course I'm excited to come home and see my friends and family as well as get back into the swing of what I am used to, however, in the past few months I have fallen in love with Ireland and I don't want to leave. My time here seemed to have flown by and I feel like I should still be in week 5 of classes.
As many of you already know, my parents came to visit me during my Easter break. I absolutely loved showing them around my campus and around this beautiful country and having them see what I always talk about. We spent the week road tripping around Ireland so they could see all the different parts Ireland has to offer and just like myself, they loved the countryside the most!
Studying abroad has definitely taught me some lessons aside from what I learned in lectures. I learned straight away that just because your mom and dad are 3,769 miles away, doesn't mean you aren't going to get sick! I also relearned a lesson I had learned back in my first year of college and that is, go make friends! I was fortunate enough to meet two of my closest friends at the London Heathrow airport on my way over here, and many more during my first month as well. I also learned how hard it is to travel and go on vacations. We can all take a moment to remember how funny it was when Carley and I thought we were going to be stuck in Barcelona, Spain that one time, but I have definitely learned from that experience! Another lesson I learned was how to manage my money well enough without a job. During jr. high and high school, I wasn't the best at saving my money, but I knew coming over here I was going to have to still pay bills when I got home and tried saving my money as best I could. This included not buying every souvenir tee-shirt I saw.
I have 28 days left to get in 5 more countries and I couldn't be more excited! So stay tuned for more adventures from my time abroad!
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