I've been thinking about studying abroad recently. It really changes a lot.
I don't know how to describe it to my friends who are studying here now for the first semester. Iveth and I just talk about it. Its practically indescribable.
I came back from South Africa, and I don't give a shit.
Nothing minor matters.
I can be lost in a city, drive for hours looking for a street,
get really pissed off,
and still not care a few days later.
I can speak my mind to someone
I can sniff out a coffee shop in a new city
I can be a complete bitch
and I'm totally free from caring what anyone else thinks.
Somehow, the semesters separation from everyone at Whitworth was a gift in and of itself, nevermind all the other things that I saw, people I met, friends I made, and experiences I had.