Life has gotten progressively... Better? I actually think it was fine before, but my perception was warped. I had a rough time at the beginning of November. Sadness, adjustment, cold weather, realizing I'll be spending a holiday without my family for the first time... It wasn't easy. Alas, December has arrived, and I'm feeling a little renewed. Sort of a weird time to enter a Dani Renaissance, but it's a new month and there are entirely new possibilities awaiting for me à le fin de cette année, not to mention I have to get all the things done that I promised myself I'd start in January of 2013... Oops.
I've gotten a little more on track with medication... Staying fit is rough. You know how hard it is to want to drag your butt to the gym when it's 35 degrees outside? We don't have that problem in California, so excuses are pointless. But I try. When I can't (or don't want to) go to the gym I work out myself. I've put some more effort into making friends and getting to know people. I find out about my Early Decision school this week. I've met French friends & gotten closer to some new American friends. It's funny how much you start to feel like you really know people after only 3 months.
I am taking my first independent travel adventure with my dear friends Cleo, Flora, Helen, and Kara this weekend. We're going to Paris for the weekend to do some Christmas shopping and explore. I already have my second trip to Paris planned in January. My mom comes in about 9 days, and I could not be happier or more excited. She's my favorite person in the entire world, and my rock. I'm not sure what I would do without that woman. I've kept in touch with some people that I didn't think I'd keep in touch with... All together, Dani Renaissance is seemingly successful.
I think I'm finally feeling more at peace and normal with my distance here. Today I had a detailed conversation about it with a friend... We came to the conclusion that we appreciate what we have now despite the fact that being abroad is hard. But we also recognize that we may appreciate the experience for what it was worth in 6 months once we are back home, or in my case, settled into another new world and environment. Being away is hard. But it gets progressively easier each week.
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