Time to Switch Gears

The study abroad is over. At least the 'study' part. Our simulation was on Friday, good bye dinner later that night and then we all started packing our bags in Krakow and saying our goodbyes. I didn't think I would be sad, since I wasn't leaving Europe, but some of the people I was with would.

"I'm stuck in Europe for 6 more weeks," I would say. Kind of jealous that people got to go home and see their friends. (I would say family too, but I'm off to Finland tomorrow to see my parents for a week.) But I committed to an internship, and committed to 13 weeks in Europe when I bought my flights. It's crazy how 13 weeks isn't that long, but I'm barely halfway done and I feel like I've been here for a good bit.

Arriving 'home' in Brussels today felt nice. It was really nice to see familiar places and go home- to my own room. It felt like I was just on vacation for a few weeks and it was just time to come home.

Anyways, the rest of the summer is just going to be "Time to Switch Gears." I'm going home to Finland and unwind from the site visits and hotel living, see my Finnish family and friends and then come back and be serious for some work. I graduate within a year, and I have an awesome internship where I will be making some awesome connections. Maybe grad school in Europe is starting to look a little more realistic day by day after all. Or perhaps even a real grown up job.