As part of being a Global Ambassador one of the things I have to do is go and have a pre departure meeting with students leaving for New Zealand in February.
It saddened me that only four U of M students going to New Zealand next semester
but I am super excited and jealous of those that are preparing to go.
There was so much to say I could have talked their ears off.
Sadly, I only had an hour todo so.
It saddened me that only four U of M students going to New Zealand next semester
but I am super excited and jealous of those that are preparing to go.
There was so much to say I could have talked their ears off.
Sadly, I only had an hour todo so.
I don’t regret a single thing about my abroad experience.
However, looking back almost a year later,
there are some things I would have done differently.
Here is my list for myself of things I wish someone had told me
(or maybe they did and I wish I wouldhave listened)
Don’t waste time crying about home-
this one was huge for me.
Anyone who I am close with knows how hard of a time I had abroad.
I spent more time than I should feeling bad over a boy.
That boy was obviously not worth my time and in the end it didn’t work out anyway.
I wish I would have not let my emotions get the best of me and
realized everyday that I was the lucky one, just for being in NZ.
You will change- don’t fight it.
It is inevitable that you will change while you are abroad.
And when you get back everyone else will be the exact same,
you will just see them in a new light.
Consume every single minute- even the crappy ones.
This one was big toward the end of our time in New Zealand.
The time I remember most was when we had just gotten back
from our 10 day travel around the south island and it rained for the next 8 days.
It was like a black cloud above Dunedin, we couldn’t even wash our clothes during that time.
It was miserable at the time but we somehow managed to laugh about it.
The time I remember most was when we had just gotten back
from our 10 day travel around the south island and it rained for the next 8 days.
It was like a black cloud above Dunedin, we couldn’t even wash our clothes during that time.
It was miserable at the time but we somehow managed to laugh about it.
Don't get me wrong I love this city, but come on.
Sometimes when I was abroad I would think about
how much fun my friends at home were having without me.
Again not always completely realizing that I was the lucky one.
Minneapolis in all fairness is pretty boring
compared to the amazing activities I was doing in New Zealand.
The troubles you have, you build them yourself.
New Zealand and being abroad was for the most part drama and trouble free.
Everyone was there to seize the day and live a free life.
There were no fights and no drama only a little frustration every once in awhile.
The troubles we had, we built in our heads from things going on at home.
It’s not worth it. Leave home at home.
Over all the best advice I wanted to give to those students
who were leaving for the most amazing five months of their lives,
is simply to live and be free. It’s the freest you will ever feel.
Even the bad isn’t so bad really.
Take it all in, breathe, enjoy the ride.
Because the time you spend there will be over in a flash,
and as my Grandma recently reminded me,
"Time doesn't wait for anyone."
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