200 days. That is how long I haven't yelled at my mom wondering what was for dinner, had to chase my dog because he jumped out the window, wrestled with my brothers, and ate my dads spicy foods and southern meals.
200 days. That is how long I haven't seen my best friends, hiked in the PNW, drove a car late at night, and didn't worry about being broke.
200 days. That is how many days I have grown as a person, how many days I have learned, how many days I have failed at pronouncing Slovak tongue twisters, and how many days I have not asked what meat was in my food.
200 days. That is how many days I have heard over 10 languages, how many days I have been using a student VISA, how many days I have been using a train, and how many days I have come to make life-long friends.
200 days. Also know as 6 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days, but, who's counting?
Not only can so many changes happen in 200 days but, so many changes can happen in just one day. You can go from being strangers with someone to feeling like you've known them your whole life. You can not know how to ask "may I have water" in Slovak to knowing how to ask "may I have water without bubbles or lemon?" I've been asked how I have changed in the past 200 days and honestly I don't know. The year before I started my exchange I had changed drastically, now I'm not for sure. I can definitely say I look at many things differently because of my experiences. I look at people differently, opportunities differently, and even nature differently.
EXTREMELY RANDOM ENDING NOTE...
I would like to say a HUGE thank you to President Mary from my sponsor club for the message about my blog. I'm not going to lie I did tear up a little bit reading it because throughout writing this blog I have decided to keep doing a blog involving my life after this year and all of my future travels, and possibly making it a career of some sorts. I never thought words that I wrote down in my own style would inspire people. I just wanted to make a blog that people wouldn't be bored with and something that was unique.
I'm going to end this on a quote... "You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." -Vernon Howard
Sadly I have no clue who Vernon Howard is..
Thanks for reading now I'm going to learn about Vernon Howard!
Emani
200 days. That is how long I haven't seen my best friends, hiked in the PNW, drove a car late at night, and didn't worry about being broke.
200 days. That is how many days I have grown as a person, how many days I have learned, how many days I have failed at pronouncing Slovak tongue twisters, and how many days I have not asked what meat was in my food.
200 days. That is how many days I have heard over 10 languages, how many days I have been using a student VISA, how many days I have been using a train, and how many days I have come to make life-long friends.
200 days. Also know as 6 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days, but, who's counting?
Not only can so many changes happen in 200 days but, so many changes can happen in just one day. You can go from being strangers with someone to feeling like you've known them your whole life. You can not know how to ask "may I have water" in Slovak to knowing how to ask "may I have water without bubbles or lemon?" I've been asked how I have changed in the past 200 days and honestly I don't know. The year before I started my exchange I had changed drastically, now I'm not for sure. I can definitely say I look at many things differently because of my experiences. I look at people differently, opportunities differently, and even nature differently.
EXTREMELY RANDOM ENDING NOTE...
I would like to say a HUGE thank you to President Mary from my sponsor club for the message about my blog. I'm not going to lie I did tear up a little bit reading it because throughout writing this blog I have decided to keep doing a blog involving my life after this year and all of my future travels, and possibly making it a career of some sorts. I never thought words that I wrote down in my own style would inspire people. I just wanted to make a blog that people wouldn't be bored with and something that was unique.
I'm going to end this on a quote... "You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." -Vernon Howard
Sadly I have no clue who Vernon Howard is..
Thanks for reading now I'm going to learn about Vernon Howard!
Emani
