It's happened, the first one of our friends has left to go back home after exchange. Although I'm envious that she was able to do so because she had no exams, but this means that it is now time to start packing, saying goodbyes and going home. It's so sad to think that on the 31st of May I shall never again be able to call Glasgow home.
It's truly crazy to think where the last 4 months have gone!! I left for Japan on the 5th Jan, and now it's already the 8th May?! It's going to be so hard to say goodbye to this place, but although I have loved it over here, and shall miss each one of the friends I have made, I'm pretty sure I am ready to leave. Glasgow has been amazing, but I'm afraid that i miss the sun far too much, as silly as that sounds. Only yesterday, as I was walking home through rain and freezing winds, I commented to Nat that this exact weather is why it's so hard to go outside most of the time. Having only seen 2-3 sunny days in the last month, I'm pretty sure my vitamin D stores are running far too low!
I have my final exam on Wednesday....yes, that's tomorrow....and why I've chosen to write this blog instead of study, God only knows. Sadly enough, the exam is on a subject which I cannot even remember the title of, proof of exactly how much I care about it's existence. All I am looking forward to is 5pm on Wednesday when I can leave that exam room and go party....without feeling guilty for not studying! (Although I've done the 'not study' quite a lot lately, so you'd think that the guilt would have gone by now, but alas, it has not)
After Wednesday, I fear that my last three months will fly far faster then I want them to! On the 31st May, I move down to Guildford, only for a week while I wait to travel to Norway, Germany, Ireland, York and London with my Uncle. Literally the day after I return from this trip I shall leave for Canada (If you called me crazy I'd have to agree, I don't know what came over me when I booked those flights!!!) I shall be there till July, when I return to Guildford to live for the last month of my travel.
I am so excited, I have found my own little flat and all, to live in.....Well Nat found it for me, but that doesn't erase any of the happiness! I hope to find a small job, just a few days during the week, so I can travel on weekends. I plan on visiting a few friends I have made over here, and catching up with some old ones!
I'm actually amazed to think that after this trip I shall have been to so many new countries, experienced so many different cultures and things, and I will have done it primarily on my own. I cannot believe what I have accomplished. Travel, moving away, living in a separate country from everyone I know and love, may not seem a lot to you, but for me, this is one of the greatest milestone I have ever overcome! I hate change, and truthfully, I don't really like being alone in my own company. Living here, in this cold, isolating place is much more difficult then i first assumed it to be, but now I see that if I can do this, I can do so much more....and to my mum's disgust, maybe even IBL (Industrial based learning - it's compulsory in my course) overseas for a year....who knows...
....I guess, to be rather cliché, the world is my oyster.
Great post! It goes by quickly, doesn't it? It's amazing to see you go through all these stages Alice, you'll have an absolute ball traveling around after exchange is over. And I'll be waiting for you with open arms when you finally come home!
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