{"id":667,"date":"2014-01-20T17:28:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/?p=667"},"modified":"2014-01-20T17:28:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T17:28:55","slug":"five-days-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/studyabroad\/2014\/01\/20\/five-days-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Five days to go!"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"newcastleupon\"$ <\/a>I can\u2019t believe these are my last five days in Newcastle. It all went incredibly fast and I feel like I wanted to blog more; I should have blogged more. I have so many things to say, so many blog posts drafts started and never finished, so many ideas on what to write. Without wanting to sound clich\u00e9, time was, and is, not on my side. My staying here was never boring and I was always occupied with doing something<\/i>, that being either studying, seeing places, talking with my family and friends, hanging out with my housemate, etc.<\/p>\n

My exchange here exceeded all my expectations. I will continue to blog about this until I won\u2019t have anything to say. I will go back to all my drafts and write about the places I loved visiting, people I\u2019ve met, things I\u2019ve learned (because I\u2019ve learned a lot especially about myself). I feel like I\u2019ve grown to be more responsible, more tidy, and definitely more confident. Living in a foreign country where you start with no friends and no idea where the train metro is, brings out the best and worst in you. And then you have to choose between being afraid of going out of the house or just go out, ask questions, get responses, make friends, and get going. There is no choice, really. You have to do these things. Personal growth will not give you academic credits but looking at things in the long run, it\u2019s the main <\/i>thing one can gain from an exchange semester.<\/p>\n

Right now I am wrapping up my affairs here. I have one essay to finish and hand in, and one sit-in exam and then it\u2019s all done. Then packing, crying, saying my goodbyes. Then taking my plane to Sweden, doing more crying, this time out of joy (because as great as this was I do miss my home, boyfriend, friends, etc.). I can\u2019t believe Monday I will meet my three best friends who I\u2019ve missed like I\u2019ve lost my limbs. All I\u2019m thinking is if they will find me changed, if they will understand how much this meant for me, if they will still like me. I wonder if this is a common thing that runs through every exchange student\u2019s head before they go back home.<\/p>\n

My plan for my blog <\/a>is simple: keep on writing. I want to write about the things that have been great and not so great. I would love it if prospective exchange students would read my blog and find interesting information. I want to write about the things I would have done differently and about the things that I\u2019ve done well. The do\u2019s and don\u2019ts. I\u2019ll try and write relevant advises for anyone considering applying for an exchange semester.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think I will have time to write anything until Friday when I will officially be done with my exams. So I guess this is goodbye, England. You\u2019ve been magnificent. Goodbye Newcastle University. You\u2019ve been one of the most inspirational places I\u2019ve ever stepped in. Goodbye exchange semester. You\u2019ve been one of my best (if not the best) decisions in my student life. \u00a0And Sweden: Vi ses snart!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"