{"id":3034,"date":"2017-04-07T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T19:57:53","slug":"samantha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2017\/04\/07\/samantha\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha: Study Abroad Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re preparing for a semester abroad, it feels like you have all the time in the world. How will you pack clothing for four months in one suitcase? Which \u201cmust-do\u201d lists are worth keeping in mind? How will you arrange your semester so you can try every cafe\/see every museum\/attend every musical all at once?<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s stressful but exciting, and once you get to your destination you feel free. In my case, arriving in London brought about many emotions, but mostly that of anticipation — what will this semester hold? Now that I\u2019m nearing my final weeks in the UK, I\u2019ve come a long way since that initial anticipation. This semester has had ups and downs, so I present to you, a timeline of what it\u2019s like to study abroad, month by month. <\/span><\/p>\n

(the very end of) January<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow! Look at you! You are living independently in a different country! And using the \u00a3! And taking the Tube! Maybe someday, you won\u2019t need a map! So much to do! Get those to-do lists going! LONDON! <\/span><\/p>\n

February<\/strong><\/p>\n

The dust has settled, and London feels more and more like home every day. Maybe you just booked your first EasyJet flight and coordinated train travel all by yourself. Or reserved an AirBnb. How independent of you! You aren\u2019t stressed anymore, because you know you still have so many months ahead of you. <\/span><\/p>\n

You finally have your favorite restaurants, coffee shops and bars. Maybe the barista finally knows your order? Take it all in, kid. London is finally your city.<\/p>\n

March<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heck yeah! You\u2019ve traveled a bunch by now, and are finally kicking butt at your internship. Your days are full, and you finally feel like a full-on Londoner! How will you ever leave? <\/span><\/p>\n

That being said, the stress starts to sink a little bit by now, and you might start to panic that you won\u2019t get to see everything that was on your list so many months ago. You start to methodically schedule your weeks — restaurants to eat at, museums you haven\u2019t been to, shows that are leaving town all too soon. <\/span><\/p>\n

April<\/strong><\/p>\n

You are starting to accept that in the very near future, the time will come to leave. You try to take it all in, enjoying springtime in London. You check off those last things on your to-do list, but mostly try to focus on the present — the sunny picnic lunches on Primrose Hill, the long walks through Kensington with your new best friends, the laughs you share over lunch with your co-workers at your internship.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeday, I\u2019ll come back,\u201d you tell yourself. And how lucky you are to have spent this time abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re preparing for a semester abroad, it feels like you have all the time in the world. How will you pack clothing for four months in one suitcase? Which \u201cmust-do\u201d lists are worth keeping in mind? How will you arrange your semester so you can try every cafe\/see every museum\/attend every musical all at … Continue reading Samantha: Study Abroad Emotions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44426],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3034"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3036,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034\/revisions\/3036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}