I am soon entering the 10th and final month of my life as an exchange student in Canada. This is an often asked question: Are you excited to go home? Not only are the people asking curious, I wonder myself. Am I? YES, nah, of course, I can't wait, but... When I left Norway I knew I would hug my family, see my friends and sleep in my own bed after 10 months. When I leave Canada I have no idea when I will return, if I will come back, who I will meet again and who I will stay in touch with. What I felt as I walked out the door in Norway is incomparable to how I feel right now. I literally can't wait to go home. I miss everyone and everything. On the other hand I find myself grasping to the few remaining weeks. Although every hour feels like forever, time is running out way too fast. If there's a time to live in the moment, this is it. |
An important note to all present and future exchange students, people in general (my favorite commentary):