when i went to england last summer for study abroad, i expected to learn all sorts of new things about food, history, writing, music, english people....
but i also learned a lot of things i didn't expect to learn.
part of this is because england was the first time ever living on my own. i was fresh out of the factory {or high school}. i left my little bubble that is carlsbad, california, and i was exposed to many new people and things and ideas.
one, people will have different opinions than you. shocker, i know.
i went to a play...it was les miserables...and it was one of the most memorable experiences in my life. as i sat in tears when the curtains closed i looked over at my friend and she was all but crying. she wasn't impressed. and as i drilled her all the home on the tube with WHY DIDN'T YOU LOVE IT i soon realized that people don't have to like the things i do. nice, liv.
two, people are going to be unkind, no matter how great and fun you think you are, or how great and fun you think they are.
i was the second youngest on the trip but that didn't stop me from making friends with the oldest girls in the group. on the other hand, i wasn't always treated like i thought i should be. i think a lot of them saw me as a younger sister, not even as a friend, which i understand. when i decided to not worry about them and do things on my own, i had a much greater time! it was better than sulking the entire trip.
three, carbs make you gain weight.
four, strangers aren't bad after all. while my entire life i had a very positive view of human nature, i prepared myself before the trip to run into some nasty people once i entered the real world. but, to my surprise, my conclusions by the end of the trip were that people are not naturally selfish, but unnaturally selfish. when someone does something snarky, i like to think they are having a bad day, just like anyone else. the brits weren't half bad. i like humans.
five, taking a ton of pictures is great, but i found many times after visiting a site and taking 1,000 pictures that once i left, i couldn't really remember it. am i just weird? after a couple weeks i laid of the pictures... and really started experiencing england. sometimes it's just better to relish in a moment without a camera phone obscuring your view.
six, carbs make you gain weight.
i should have probably titled this post, "a few things i learned when i was forced to grow up."
but i also learned a lot of things i didn't expect to learn.
part of this is because england was the first time ever living on my own. i was fresh out of the factory {or high school}. i left my little bubble that is carlsbad, california, and i was exposed to many new people and things and ideas.
one, people will have different opinions than you. shocker, i know.
i went to a play...it was les miserables...and it was one of the most memorable experiences in my life. as i sat in tears when the curtains closed i looked over at my friend and she was all but crying. she wasn't impressed. and as i drilled her all the home on the tube with WHY DIDN'T YOU LOVE IT i soon realized that people don't have to like the things i do. nice, liv.
two, people are going to be unkind, no matter how great and fun you think you are, or how great and fun you think they are.
i was the second youngest on the trip but that didn't stop me from making friends with the oldest girls in the group. on the other hand, i wasn't always treated like i thought i should be. i think a lot of them saw me as a younger sister, not even as a friend, which i understand. when i decided to not worry about them and do things on my own, i had a much greater time! it was better than sulking the entire trip.
four, strangers aren't bad after all. while my entire life i had a very positive view of human nature, i prepared myself before the trip to run into some nasty people once i entered the real world. but, to my surprise, my conclusions by the end of the trip were that people are not naturally selfish, but unnaturally selfish. when someone does something snarky, i like to think they are having a bad day, just like anyone else. the brits weren't half bad. i like humans.
five, taking a ton of pictures is great, but i found many times after visiting a site and taking 1,000 pictures that once i left, i couldn't really remember it. am i just weird? after a couple weeks i laid of the pictures... and really started experiencing england. sometimes it's just better to relish in a moment without a camera phone obscuring your view.
six, carbs make you gain weight.
i should have probably titled this post, "a few things i learned when i was forced to grow up."
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