we had an assignment for our british life and culture class to write what we'd learned during our experience abroad and what not.
Leaving London
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” -Anais Nin.
London has changed me. I have come here as one person and will leave, another. That is about as simple as I can put it.
When I first came here I thought I’d experience the nightlife, the city, the different people and places. What I didn’t realize was that I would grow so immensely and evolve into a stronger woman. I will never forget this experience as long as I live.
I’m going to spare all of the menial things I liked and disliked about this trip from this particular post. I want to stick to what’s true and simple. What’s most meaningful for me.
I never thought I’d admit how much I depended upon other people before I left home- if you told me I’d be saying all this now, I wouldn’t have believed you. As I now look back on who I was before London, I realize that I relied upon others to guide my path more than I would have liked. Being here has taught me that I have the strength to figure things out on my own. Here, there was no one to help me; no one to catch me if I fell. Realizing all of this, helped me to be my own strength. Corny as it may sound, London really has a place in my heart. It is a huge stepping-stone on the way to turning me into the woman I so desire to be.
Before coming here, I think part of me was scared to let myself come into who I was. I’m always too afraid of getting hurt and taking risks. I took the jump, and surprisingly enough, I landed- on my own two feet. No one else’s.
By letting go of everything that was once familiar to me, I learned to accept new things and grow from them. I learned that I never want to stop learning. I’m hungry for more, where I wasn’t at all before.
I got lost in London, got angry, homesick, scared, crazy, sad, frustrated, got goose bumps. And somewhere along the way, I fell in love with this city.
London has changed me. I have come here as one person and will leave, another. That is about as simple as I can put it.
When I first came here I thought I’d experience the nightlife, the city, the different people and places. What I didn’t realize was that I would grow so immensely and evolve into a stronger woman. I will never forget this experience as long as I live.
I’m going to spare all of the menial things I liked and disliked about this trip from this particular post. I want to stick to what’s true and simple. What’s most meaningful for me.
I never thought I’d admit how much I depended upon other people before I left home- if you told me I’d be saying all this now, I wouldn’t have believed you. As I now look back on who I was before London, I realize that I relied upon others to guide my path more than I would have liked. Being here has taught me that I have the strength to figure things out on my own. Here, there was no one to help me; no one to catch me if I fell. Realizing all of this, helped me to be my own strength. Corny as it may sound, London really has a place in my heart. It is a huge stepping-stone on the way to turning me into the woman I so desire to be.
Before coming here, I think part of me was scared to let myself come into who I was. I’m always too afraid of getting hurt and taking risks. I took the jump, and surprisingly enough, I landed- on my own two feet. No one else’s.
By letting go of everything that was once familiar to me, I learned to accept new things and grow from them. I learned that I never want to stop learning. I’m hungry for more, where I wasn’t at all before.
I got lost in London, got angry, homesick, scared, crazy, sad, frustrated, got goose bumps. And somewhere along the way, I fell in love with this city.
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