July 9, 2016
I'm Coming Home
Day 21 of GEC 1 and I am on a plane literally all day
long. I have endured 8 long hours to Charlotte, North Carolina. I slept only
for a total of 3 hours of it using the rest of my time by watching Tangled (of
course I had to watch more Disney), Happy Feet, and Date Night. If I wasn't
watching a movie I was daydreaming and rocking out to my travel playlist. After
enduring that long flight were had to go through customs which, besides the
lines, wasn't bad, the workers were friendly and helpful. The complaint I have
however, is that we had to practically run o our next flight because our first
plane landed 45 minutes before departure. YAY! So sprinting through the airport
we run through checking our bags and security checks and to plane. Truly god
and luck was on our side because the flight was delayed and they were nice
enough to wait for our (mostly because it was a big amount of people). So for future reference for TNCIS schedule
later flights!
Overall I'm really happy I was able to go on this
study abroad. I was truly a great experience and opened my eyes about the
world. I learned new tradition for other countries and a little bit of a
different language. I learned that I can make it on my own a way for home in a
strange and new environment. But mostly I learned how it really is a small
world after all (yes another Disney reference lol). All three countries I would
have moment were I would forget I'm not in my home country because in certain
ways the people and places are similar. I just found it amazing how we are
miles and worlds apart from people still can find a million things in common
with a random stranger. While I had a great time in Europe, I am truly happy to
be home! This trip has also showed me a new appreciation of home, it is the
simple things of convenience to be able to be go to Walmart or Zaxby's late at
night to go get some food. In all it was
a fun experience and I wait to travel more countries, but in the end there is
truly no like home. 