| it's been awhile since i've written in this thing, huh? i've
seen and experienced countless things since last i seriously wrote in
here -- much too much to share with words. words won't even do
the beauty of australia, new zealand, and fiji justice. i can't
believe that i never seriously considered studying abroad until i
turned in my application at the end of last summer, and even still, i
took the opportunity as a light way of "rewarding" myself having
survived core.
more than four months later, i've come back with a new head on my
shoulders (and a little weight ... yeah, i'm working on that).
cooking all my meals on my own, swimming through waterfalls in cairns,
opening up my own bank account and managing my finances, skydiving over
lake wanaka in new zealand, working at my first marketing agency (and
drinking with colleagues and big bosses!), among other things, have
given me glimpses of the life i've been missing out on at BU. too
many nights there have been spent tucked away in the library or study
lounges in my battle for bigger and better grades. i'd like to
say that there haven't been many things in my life that i've regretting
doing or not doing, but one thing's for sure -- i regret keeping myself
from going out, meeting people and having fun these past three
years. i hate how i look back on the past and remember the blood,
sweat, and tears that i've put inside the SMG building. with what
in return?, i ask myself. some sort of life sacrificed for the
mediocre grades that i receive in return. beta gamma sigma,
honors program, blah blah blah and other "honorary" shit like that, but
it by no means has helped me build character nor has it made me smile
or laugh when i look back upon those academic accomplishments.
the packet sent by BU to all study abroad students prior to the
send-off "warned" all of us how we would change upon returning back to
the states. said something about relationships going downhill,
people changing, and you changing. you know what? thank
goodness for sydney and everyone with me in sydney. i've opened
my eyes to new limits. although i will always be career-oriented
and will never cease to push myself academically, i know that i can
find a better balance between that and experiencing the other side of
college that i have refrained myself from indulging.
cheers to that, mate. |
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