What its Like to Live 3,713 Miles Away from Home- How I Deal with Thoughts of Home
Going far away from home can sometimes be sad, or even a little scary. But going so far away from home can a little more so. At first, everything is new and exciting and before you leave you're counting down the days, hours and minutes until your plane takes off, and when you look in the mirror you practice saying "Yeah, I lived in Denmark for a semester". But of course you know there will be things you will miss. Parents, siblings, pets, friends, your sports team, your familiar school, and having the feeling that everything makes sense... Me holding my first place with my horse, Felix and my mom standing with us Me on my horse at a tristate competition Missing those things is OK! There is no avoiding it! For me, I take it as a bittersweet thing. Of course you will feel like you miss those moments, but you have to keep a positive attitude. Sometimes if it's just really cold outside in Denmark I'll imagine the thick and lushious blades of grass with the...