© marty
week twelve
6. november 2023 - 12. november 2023
how I am doing mentally
lately I have been missing my everyday life in switzerland a lot. I miss my family/friends and boyfriend a lot but also switzerland and especially zurich itself. I think what I miss the most is the easiness of my everyday life. that I can just be myself around my closest people and be loved for who I am. I really took that for granted back home. here it is harder to just fully be yourself with other people because it starts with the language for instance. it's just so much more difficult to express myself or talk about interests, passions, feelings ect. the same way as in my mother tongue. so what I realized once again this week is that we should not take our relationships for granted and especially not the fact that we are accepted, loved and appreciated exactly the way we are.
lately I have been missing my everyday life in switzerland a lot. I miss my family/friends and boyfriend a lot but also switzerland and especially zurich itself. I think what I miss the most is the easiness of my everyday life. that I can just be myself around my closest people and be loved for who I am. I really took that for granted back home. here it is harder to just fully be yourself with other people because it starts with the language for instance. it's just so much more difficult to express myself or talk about interests, passions, feelings ect. the same way as in my mother tongue. so what I realized once again this week is that we should not take our relationships for granted and especially not the fact that we are accepted, loved and appreciated exactly the way we are.
starting the week right
on monday I planned to do school stuff but then suddenly the sun was out and I was like you know what I have to go out and enjoy the sun as long as I can. so I took my book and my journal and went to my favorite bakery, picked up a croissant and went to the park to read. it had such a positive effect on my mood and it was lovely in the sun. the colors autum brings out in nature are so breathtakingly beautiful. I just loooooove it. I have to say eventhough the sun was out it was very windy and therefore still cold. so I didn't sit for too long but the time I spent on that park bench was very calming and energizing.
on monday I planned to do school stuff but then suddenly the sun was out and I was like you know what I have to go out and enjoy the sun as long as I can. so I took my book and my journal and went to my favorite bakery, picked up a croissant and went to the park to read. it had such a positive effect on my mood and it was lovely in the sun. the colors autum brings out in nature are so breathtakingly beautiful. I just loooooove it. I have to say eventhough the sun was out it was very windy and therefore still cold. so I didn't sit for too long but the time I spent on that park bench was very calming and energizing.
kimi in odense
on wednesday my friend kim arrived in odense because she visited me for four days! I couldn't wait to see her. she is one of my closest friends and I was so happy meet her in person again. everything just felt so easy with her and I could really let myself go and be completely in the moment. we had many good conversations and just a lot of quality time. we ate out a lot because I told her that that's something I miss the most, because it seems like a lot of exchange students don't value that as much as I do. we also went to the creative space in odense and painted our own pottery. and before she left on saturday we decided to go to smykbar where we made our own jewellery. we really had the best time. I am so grateful for her visit and I had a really hard time saying goodbye!
on wednesday my friend kim arrived in odense because she visited me for four days! I couldn't wait to see her. she is one of my closest friends and I was so happy meet her in person again. everything just felt so easy with her and I could really let myself go and be completely in the moment. we had many good conversations and just a lot of quality time. we ate out a lot because I told her that that's something I miss the most, because it seems like a lot of exchange students don't value that as much as I do. we also went to the creative space in odense and painted our own pottery. and before she left on saturday we decided to go to smykbar where we made our own jewellery. we really had the best time. I am so grateful for her visit and I had a really hard time saying goodbye!
lastly I want to say that in all of my blogs I really talk openly about how I really feel and that I just feel like a year abroad is overly romanticised. I just want to be and stay real and not pretend like being abroad and away from the people you love is easy. because to me it is definitely not. I am very grateful for the opportunity to be here and I try to have as many happy moments as possible in each day. to me that will be the key to a memorable year abroad. but some days are harder than others and that is okay. there is no such thing as the perfect year abroad because it simply is a challenge. but through challenges comes growth :) so I'm staying optimistic but still honest!
