Three more weeks til I go! Yesterday, my good friend Molly asked me about a hundred questions about study abroad. (She's leaving in January for Ireland, and she's got the mindset going before I even do! It hasn't hit me just yet.) One thing she asked me, as many do, was, "Are you nervous?"
This is an interesting question. I am not yet nervous to enter a new country whose culture is completely foreign to me. I am, however, nervous to leave this country, where everything is so familiar and comfortable. I'm not looking forward to leaving my family, friends, and boyfriend. I will surely be shocked by the alone-ness that I will feel when I embark on my journey. There are many things that we take for granted in everyday life, and it will be nerve-wracking to give those things up.
But no, I'm not particularly nervous for the actual adventure. Only what (and who) I'm leaving behind. I know I'll have the time of my life and I'll probably never want to leave, but I will sorely miss those I love.
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