This fact is kind of blowing my mind. How has it been an entire year since the start of my Erasmus adventure? To think that I was sat in a hotel room in Birmingham, stressing the f--- out, then taking my first solo flights (ohhhh panic attacks mid-air - not fun!) then forgetting all my basic German in the quest for a sandwich/train ticket/taxi...It's been a year since all of that.
This will be my final post on this blog. I've been waiting for a while, processing, adjusting. The one year thing was mostly accidental; I turned around earlier today and realised it and that was that. I needed ceremonial closure on the whole saga.
I guess I would say that I'm feeling nostalgic already. But don't worry guys, I'm still cynically aware of how rough a time I had! I don't miss a lot of things about living in Leipzig (those trams...) but I do really miss the friends I made, and the specific mode of living I eventually fell in to. It took a ridiculously long time to settle, even by my standards, but when I finally did... it was nice. 'Nice', the demon word of descriptive essays, but just the adjective I need right now!
It's odd. I'm lost for words on this entire topic. I have so much in my heart, jumbled up, good and not-so-good, and it's all clamouring for attention. I don't think I'm ready to share it, if I'm being honest. Which is one giant anti-climax, I realise, and I'm sorry for that - but this year is tied up with so many things in such an intricate way that if I start prodding and pulling at one bit, other parts will come flying to the surface. And I don't really want that - it may be a mess, but at least I know where everything is!
So thanks for taking a look at my somewhat small Erasmus blog. I don't think I'm the blogging type, but I'm glad I managed to keep this going for a year. And if you decide to do something as mental as a year abroad - bloody good luck to you!
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| If you go on a year abroad...look in the right direction before crossing the road... |
Tschüss!
- Rae
