So this is a chance that very few people get: to go abroad twice...
AKA: the chance to make all the same mistakes all over again.
That's an experience I'd gladly pass on.
WHAT I DID AND SHOULD DO MORE OF:
1. Go on random walks around town and then find my way home again
2. Go to the Grocery Store before class starts and get fresh bread
3. Remember to make and keep friends, old and new
WHAT I DID AND WILL NOT DO AGAIN:
1. Only think about "going places" and forget to notice the place you're already at
2. Eat McDonald's frequently
3. Stay in on weekends
WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE THE FIRST TIME:
1. Locate all ATM's, food-acquiring locations and train stations ASAP
2. Remember that this place is bigger than Huntingdon and Elizabethtown combined, you won't see it all in one pass-through
3. Don't spend the first week being a tourist. Remember you have ALL YEAR. You don't need to burn yourself out all at once
Well, that was a good exercise. Now we play the "how long can I convince everyone that I know exactly what I'm doing" game. That is a game that I have not mastered yet, but I've always thought of college as the practice rounds.
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