They say that there’s a time for everything. That would mean that there is a time to live, a time to explore, a time to love, and a time to leave. That’s a lie. In fact, if anything, there isn’t a time for anything. Mostly because there isn’t enough time. The last six months of my life have been the most amazing adventure I could have ever dreamed of and it was one of the great pleasures of my life to have met all of the amazing people that I have. I genuinely couldn’t ask for anything more. Everyday offered something new and I was always stoked to go along for the ride. When I left, I neglected to write about it and I completely ignored my blog because I had a hard time dealing with all of the emotions that encompassed leaving. I was sad because I thought that part of my life was over. I thought that I would just unpack my suitcase and the past would be erased, everything back to normal. Now that I have been home for a good while, I have realized that England is still very much a part of who I am and that even if I am not there at the moment, the door is never closed. Can I be cheesy for like 10 seconds? In the words of Wicked, “who can say if I’ve been changed for the better, but because I knew you, I have been changed for good.” Okay, I’m done. If you don’t know this song, look it up. It is pretty spectacular. I even have the Glee version on my iPod…well I did before I accidentally deleted everything on it. Oops.
So, we were talking about time and life and all that jazz. Time is what you make of it. When I finished my modules at Warwick, I used the time I had left to its fullest. In about three weeks, I went to Prague, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia. I will likely do separate posts about each of these because they deserve their own spotlight. I lived every minute to its fullest and, although it was exhausting, I knew that these were the moments in my life that I would look back on forever.
In my time abroad, I went from being scared and shy to really opening up and finding myself. I learned to love tea, to count in pounds, to use kisses in text messages, and so much more. I also mastered the art of cooking (thanks to having no other choice). With all of the experiences that I’ve had, I feel like I finally grew into my adult self. Yeah, the responsibility, laundry, bureaucracy of mundane existence type of thing, sure, but more importantly I adopted an attitude of independence and freedom. I look at my future and I know that I can do, go, and be anything anywhere. I am slowly understanding that the only boundaries that exist are the ones we set for ourselves. Before you scoff at my Hallmark attitude, just promise me that you will think about it. For example, most people get jobs in particular places for a variety of logical and responsible reasons. Even for the best reasons, a lot of us are afraid of reaching beyond that boundary that they have created and changing things. I won’t lie, nothing about change and boundary-breaching is comfortable. In fact, it is quite the opposite. But hey, why take my word for it?
Also, there is something that I would like to add that I think my readers will be happy to hear. If you have followed my blog since the beginning or have just stopped by, hopefully my love for traveling, and for England especially, has shined through. Well, in about a month, I am going back to the place where it all started! Yes, I have a wonderful opportunity to return to England for about 6 weeks. I would really like to thank my friends for encouraging me to come back and keeping in touch so I barely feel like I left at all. You are all so dear to me and nothing I could ever say would encompass how much you mean to me or what you have done in my life. I can’t wait to see you all!!
Now, you are aware that I could go on and on about life lessons and the meaning of the universe, but I simply don’t have time this week. I just started classes again and they keep me more than occupied. I will try to do the posts that I mentioned earlier within the next few weeks. Sorry again for going AWOL and let the countdown begin!
Love always,
Britt xxx
So BRITTish 