- Seeing cars drive on the wrong side of the road.. the time zone difference.. you think to yourself What am I doing here?
- Wait, I am supposed to be here for how long without my friends back home.
- Um, is there a guidebook on how to do life in Ireland here?
- The struggle of having to call my friends back home so early because I am 5 hours ahead but you are so excited to talk to them you end up spending forever on the phone.
- There are boys in my classes?? No way!!!
- Tries to cross road like I do back home — just kidding the cars are on the opposite side of the road I repeat wait till the sign changes.
- Wondering when the questions about Trump will stop from the locals when they find out we are from America.
- I am supposed to walk all the way to the store and carry all my groceries back? No meal plan, they say. It will be fine, they say.
- Being excited and wanting to book every trip you can but then realizing you are here to STUDY abroad.
- Wow, this is the most adult thing I have done. Am I really 3000+ miles away from home without my parents?
- You remember you are so beyond lucky to be studying in such an amazing place and cannot wait for what is to come.
LifestyleFeb 13, 2017
11 Thoughts Students Have The First Week of Studying Abroad
Wait, what exactly am I doing 3000+ miles away from home?
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