Right after my last tutorial today, I went out to pub near where I lived to grab a drink. I was alone for a while before a friend came by to keep me company during the Italy v.s. Costa Rica football game. A Bloody Mary and a Pimms later, we chatted basically about life at and after Oxford. He just finished his degree in biochemistry. I'm done with my visit.
It definitely has been a fun time overall. There were ups and downs. I'd probably come back again if I could, or go to a different country in Europe, such as Italy or Germany or France or even Spain. I'm glad I've made the decision to study abroad. In case you haven't noticed, I really like lists. Here are some of the lessons I learned in the past six months. And many more lessons to be learned.
1. Be Patient. Be Persistent. Suck it Up. At the end of the day, there is a lesson to be learned, else you wouldn't be here.
2. Architecture is man-made. But nature, nature is beautiful.
3. The sun will rise everyday, whether it is cloudy or raining outside, so you might as well wake up early.
4. Love your accent. Love the way your sound moves through your throat. It is quite exotic.
5. Those who love you will listen when they can. Give them time and space.
6. Say "good-bye" to that toxic person in your life, early. Life is too short. You can't force yourself to like someone.
7. But you can force yourself to work with someone, even if you will never, ever be that person's friend, ever.
8. When you are alone in a social event, keep smiling. Someone (most often, a boy) might just walk up to you, say "Hello", and start a conversation.
9.Treat yourself. Love yourself. Buy that dress you fell in love with or those earrings you keep staring at. This trip is once-in-a-life-time.
10. Find what you love. Find the little things that keep you smile while walking down the street, that joke you'd laugh at whenever it flashes through your head. Find the things that make you happy.
11. Flirt a little. You can be forever 21 in your heart. But you are 21 only once.
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