Where am I?
I have been in Ha Noi for three months, but that wasn’t the beginning of my journey. It began when I found out about the program itself. Throughout that time, I have had many different feelings and emotions going through me regarding this journey. In February, I was curious about it, but never thought that it would ever happen. Then, in March, I still couldn’t picture myself possibly spending the better part of the year in Vietnam, I had definitely traveled a lot before, but this was completely off the charts! After I was accepted, I struggled with the choice of leaving or staying, it was a very hard decision for me, but looing back now, I am very happy with it. But to answer the original question, where am I now? I have grown a lot by being here have become more independent here, because I have to, and I think that will really help when I get home. If I ever run into something that seems difficult at home, I can always ask myself “So you can hail taxis in Vietnam and speak Vietnamese to the drivers, but you can’t do this?”Also I am learning a lot about myself, and how at first I thought I couldn’t possibly leave home for this long, but it turns out I can.
So I find myself here, 1/3 of my time in Vietnam completed. I have changed (hopefully for the better) so far, and know, that for better or for worse, I will continue to grow and change during the remaining six months I have here in Vietnam. As I said before, looking back now at my whole journey, I honestly can’t imagine not being here. I am happy that I made the right choice back in February, and I know that from that time to now I have grown a lot as a person and have really expanded my horizons by coming here.
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