From walking along the arno and historic streets of Florence, Italy to the icey hills of the URI campus, it is fair to say the transition is tough. The first week of classes is always overwhelming. Professors lay down the law and ease into the swing of things. My question, is how do you ease into 15 pg papers and endless readings when your assignment was to explore europe for four months. In this blog I will discuss my study abroad experience.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
It's about that time.
After a day or two of trying to shove my life into the biggest luggage allowed on my Virgin Atlantic flight, it was about that time. Time to say my goodbyes and head to the airport. It was exciting, nerve wracking, and nothing. When it came down to it, I had no feelings nor could I figure out why. My friend had left for her semester, which later turned into a year abroad, in Hawaii and had the same odd feeling, or no feeling at all. It were as if it were an outer body experience. Hello Jenna! You're going to ITALY! Soon enough I was at the airport filled with nervous laughter, unsure if I were to burst into tears any time soon. It happened. As my parents and little brother hugged me sent me me off through airport security, I could feel the waterworks building. As I walked away, I told myself suck it up, suck it up, or you will never be able to stop. As I passed through security I saw a group of students from my program. Crunch time! Time to make friends. A word of advice: EVERYONE is on the same boat as you are, do not worry about making friends and know that these friendships will last a life time.
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