43 Thoughts and Feelings of a Student Abroad Before Flying Home

After being in Europe for a little over 7 months and prepare to fly back home, my head has been filled with so many different thoughts.

1. Ah I can't wait to go home!!

2. I'm going to eat Chipotle first thing.... then every other American food I've missed!!

3. How am I going to pack everything to go back home?!

4. Why did I buy so much stuff?!

5. I can't wait to see all of my old friends!

6. I need a haircut, pedicure & manicure ASAP!

7. I'll workout as soon as I get home and lose all of this weight!

8. I wonder what it's going to be like to be back in the states...

9. Am I even going to be comfortable there anymore?

10. How am I ever going to leave all of my new friends?!

11. What will I do when everyone speaks English?

12. Do I even remember English?

13. Oh my gosh! I will have my old clothes back!

14. I wonder if they fit...?

15. What old clothes do I even have?

16. Am I really going home?

17. Is this home now?

18. When will I be back next?

19. Will things be back to normal in the states?

20. What is normal?

21. I won't have to take public transportation!! woohoo!!!

22. No more horrible performers on the metro!

23. Wait, that means no more walking...

24. Then I'll have to exercise more..

25. Do I know how to drive a car anymore?

26. Maybe I WILL miss the metro....

27. I get to wear sweats!!

28. Will that look trashy?

29. Maybe I won't wear sweats...

30. How do I greet people?

31. Do I hug them, kiss them on the cheek, just wave?

32. I'm probably going to get sick from all of the food...

33. The time difference will make me sleepy

34. Why do I have a weird feeling inside my stomach?

35. I should be thrilled to go home...

36. I am thrilled to go home...

37. Why am I so nervous?

38. I'm also excited though

39. I want to go home.... I do

40. I'm really going to miss this place though...

41. What am I ever going to do?!

42. I really don't know how to make this adjustment...

43. This is the fourth time I've been abroad and the adjustment of going back home only gets harder each time

I'm really excited to go back home and see my family and friends, don't get me wrong.... but after living a completely different life for 7 months I'm super nervous to go back to a whole "new" lifestyle.  Each has their pros and cons...but leaving one home for another home thousands of miles away is not easy.

I've never been a fan of goodbyes.... only see you laters!

See you later Europe!