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50 Reasons I'm Excited To Come Home After Studying Abroad

(Cue the U.S.A chant)

Sam Khan
Dec 13, 2017
Santa Clara University
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50 Reasons I'm Excited To Come Home After Studying Abroad
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As study abroad comes to an end, I can’t help but think about how much I’m going to miss Italy. The past three and a half months have been some of the best times of my life, and it’s surreal to think that Milan won’t be my home for much longer. Despite my reluctance to leave I’m am excited to come home to California and feel lucky to call both Santa Clara and now Milan home.

1. Cheetos

2. My bed

3. Christmas in the Park

4. Chipotle

5. Playing with my friends’ pets

6. Belly laughs

7. My Mom’s cooking

8. Target

9. In N’ Out

10. Catching up with my friends

11. Long drives

12. My makeup!!

13. Hugging my family

14. Boba

15. Talking in English

16. A warm chocolate chip cookie

17. Work out at the gym

18. Going to the movies

19. Walking around my neighborhood

20. Not layering everyday

21. Drinking hot chocolate

22. Having a big cup of coffee

23. Picking on my little sister

24. Listening to the radio

25. Watching the news on TV

26. My Dad’s homemade breakfasts

27. Catching up with my friends

28. My own room

29. Taco Bell

30. Playing video games on my Wii

31. Korean Food

32. Sharing the gifts I got for my loved ones

33. Wearing all my shoes again

34. Talking to people who already “get me”

35. Listening to Bollywood music with my family and friends

36. Shopping with my mom

37. Wandering around Santa Cruz

38. Checking out the Museum of Ice Cream in SF

39. And taking artsy photos at The Color Factory too

40. Lazing around in my friend’s home like it’s my own

41. Long talks with my best friends while parked on the side of the street

42. Comparing the sunsets between home and Milan

43. Dolling my mom up for her dinner parties

44. Helping my dad figure out technology

45. Play with new makeup

46. Starbucks

47. Ike's Sandwiches

48. Pho

49. To continue being myself

50. Being back in the place I’m most familiar with

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