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Boutz's Semester Abroad

Thursday, June 23, 2005

I Am Alone

◊ Gone... they're all gone. There is no one to talk to. I believe I will wander the streets of Prague for the next two days and ponder how much it will stink to go home.

posted by ABoutz at 1:05 PM

4 Comments:

  • Stop thinking about how much it will stink to go home and start thinking about how you can make the most of life at home. You have learned a ton about what you enjoy, what you are good at, and how to meet people. Now is your chance to re-invent who you are at home! You are in control of your life, no one else, even if others try to take control.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:26 PM  

  • Don't listen to Anonymous (whoever they are). They have some good points but the fact is, it does stink to go home. You've probably heard this before, and I and everyone I know who has studied abroad can attest that going home is much, much harder than arriving in a strange culture in the first place. You are coming to the end of what is probably the most exciting thing you have ever done, and you are going back to the boring familiar. It does stink.

    My advice is to make yourself a tourist for the little time you have left. I know you've spent all spring in Prague, but go do touristy stuff while you still have time. Go see things that you wouldn't ever go see with other students. If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend the Museum of Communism. I can't give you a location off hand but it's in Old Town. Make the most of what time you have left.

    And then once you do get home don't make the mistake of living in the past. It's easy to do but your life doesn't end when you board that plane, just your study abroad experience. Think of it this way. You now have so many stories that you will have your friends bored to tears in no time (don't laugh, it will happen). You can piss them off so much by talking constantly about Prague that they all stop being your friends, and then you can find new friends. And that's like a whole new adventure.

    But seriously, anonymous does have some good points. You will probably have to reevaluate what you think is important. You have learned an amazing amount about yourself and about the world around you. Don't expect it to happen overnight either. Give it time. Take things as they come, and try not to become so focused on how cool this spring was that you forget to do the important stuff this summer and fall.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:16 AM  

  • Wow man... you put a lot of thought into that. It was very deep. Thanks for the advice. I will do my best.

    By Blogger ABoutz, at 11:44 AM  

  • Just speaking from experience. Have a good last day or so.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:22 AM  

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