Europe was a 48 day trip that included 6 countries, 8 flights, dozens of museums, dozens of cities and much more. I plan on documenting right away because I want the memories and photos in a neat, consolidated place I can print them. We'll see how long it takes-it could be months!
But, here I am home. Finally. It seems like years, but yet it's such a familiar place, I just kind of slide back into it. Sitting here at the computer at 10 pm, I feel like I'm back in high school writing an essay. But I've graduated high school, just spent almost three months in Europe without my parents, and am legally an adult! In so many ways I feel ready. College is something I've planned on doing since kindergarten. It's always been at the end of the road; a constant milestone to work toward and motivate me. Now that it's here it's strange navigating how it's changing from abstract idea to concrete reality. It's comforting too, knowing that the grueling hours of studying, late hours writing, extra time spent, hard classes taken, applications, resumes, auditions, emails and assignments were worth it. I got this Regents Scholarship which I was so relieved and grateful for! It's $2,500 per semester and it wasn't easy to get! I had to take Physics senior year, CE math, 2 consecutive years of a language, no Cs and some other requirements I can't even remember. Thank goodness for my counselors telling me about it and my awesome teachers helping me through the hard courses.
So, I have no time to really ease into Kaysville life or relax from my trip. It definitely wasn't a vacation in that we A) hiked and walked a lot. Seriously, we walked from dawn til dusk, not exaggerating. B) Was surrounded by foreign cultures I had to adapt to. Which I came to fall in love with and really enjoy living. Culture
But, here I am home. Finally. It seems like years, but yet it's such a familiar place, I just kind of slide back into it. Sitting here at the computer at 10 pm, I feel like I'm back in high school writing an essay. But I've graduated high school, just spent almost three months in Europe without my parents, and am legally an adult! In so many ways I feel ready. College is something I've planned on doing since kindergarten. It's always been at the end of the road; a constant milestone to work toward and motivate me. Now that it's here it's strange navigating how it's changing from abstract idea to concrete reality. It's comforting too, knowing that the grueling hours of studying, late hours writing, extra time spent, hard classes taken, applications, resumes, auditions, emails and assignments were worth it. I got this Regents Scholarship which I was so relieved and grateful for! It's $2,500 per semester and it wasn't easy to get! I had to take Physics senior year, CE math, 2 consecutive years of a language, no Cs and some other requirements I can't even remember. Thank goodness for my counselors telling me about it and my awesome teachers helping me through the hard courses.
So, I have no time to really ease into Kaysville life or relax from my trip. It definitely wasn't a vacation in that we A) hiked and walked a lot. Seriously, we walked from dawn til dusk, not exaggerating. B) Was surrounded by foreign cultures I had to adapt to. Which I came to fall in love with and really enjoy living. Culture
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