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  • Month six

    January brought the half-year anniversary of my departure from my native land and arrival in the New World. Other than that, it wasn’t too interesting. But after all, I am living my dream…

  • Month five

    The fifth month has passed since I left what I’d been calling home, and with it came the end of the first school semester. For others, it might just mean we’re getting closer…

  • Month four

    Quite some time has passed, and a lot has happened since the last time I updated my little online diary. It’s been a month, four weeks, if you must, since I let you…

  • Week twelve

    The twelfth week passed, marking three months of my little adventure. And what would it be without anything but pleasant experiences? What would I have learned if I’d made no mistakes? Last Friday,…

  • Week eleven

    I’m getting close to three months of living far away from everything I’ve known. It feels like yesterday when I left home to find a second home across the ocean, yet so much…

  • Week nine

    After the busy week of Homecoming, I had a calmer week which we could call uninteresting. However, I still very much enjoyed it! The Fall Festival took place on Saturday, and because I…

  • Week eight

    Homecoming week!!! My first and probably only Homecoming in my life took place this past week, and it was wondrous, starting at the weekend, which was wildly exciting. One of my closest exchange…

  • Week seven

    Week number seven flew by awfully fast. It felt like just a second. On Saturday, I woke up at my friend’s house and then accompanied her to her two-and-a-half-hour-long hair appointment; I just…

  • Week five

    Happy birthday to me!!! My fifth week here flew by achingly fast, and, to be completely honest, becoming a year older made it even more daunting. Although it’s my first and most likely…

  • Week four

    Just a few more days will make it a month since I got here. A month of living my dream. And nine more to come. It flies by so fast… Last Friday, I…