->Primarily, to those who have yet to return and visit your second home, your host country.
I worried I never would.
But I'm laying in the couch of a t.v. room at 2am, on the dot, in what was once my bedroom in Brazil.
Four years after my exchange.
If it's a true desire of your heart, it'll happen.
If you remember this:
Don't worry about "when" and definitely don't worry about "how (because the "how" is going to be messy), but instead focus on not losing that sense of curiosity, the facade of braveness, and the "Yes Man" attitude, that we {generally} adopted on exchange.
Because it's those very lessons that will not only someday bring you back to where your heart is in your exchange city, but take you further with your dreams in life as a whole.
I know this because once I stopped worrying about who I was going to become AFTER my exchange (2009-2010) and instead held on to what I wanted to continue to become because of my experiences on exchange (the aforementioned lessons, and more) - once I set my mind as such, even more adventures opened up and life fell into place for me, even when it appeared not to -- all because of perspective and heart.
Living with a new perspective and heart for life were two of the key tokens of wisdom my year abroad taught me, and that's the only change I truly want to stay.
Hope you feel a bit encouraged,
Sara
*If you're not a previous exchange student, I hope this still resonated on some level with you.
But if you are, then I hope you know exactly what I mean - because I know how much it means to me. ♡
Never stop being curious.
I worried I never would.
But I'm laying in the couch of a t.v. room at 2am, on the dot, in what was once my bedroom in Brazil.
Four years after my exchange.
If it's a true desire of your heart, it'll happen.
If you remember this:
Don't worry about "when" and definitely don't worry about "how (because the "how" is going to be messy), but instead focus on not losing that sense of curiosity, the facade of braveness, and the "Yes Man" attitude, that we {generally} adopted on exchange.
Because it's those very lessons that will not only someday bring you back to where your heart is in your exchange city, but take you further with your dreams in life as a whole.
I know this because once I stopped worrying about who I was going to become AFTER my exchange (2009-2010) and instead held on to what I wanted to continue to become because of my experiences on exchange (the aforementioned lessons, and more) - once I set my mind as such, even more adventures opened up and life fell into place for me, even when it appeared not to -- all because of perspective and heart.
Living with a new perspective and heart for life were two of the key tokens of wisdom my year abroad taught me, and that's the only change I truly want to stay.
Hope you feel a bit encouraged,
Sara
*If you're not a previous exchange student, I hope this still resonated on some level with you.
But if you are, then I hope you know exactly what I mean - because I know how much it means to me. ♡
Never stop being curious.
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