Hey there, I know it has been a while. I'm all grown up and saving China ( 10 points if you know where the quote is from). I know it's been a while and I know I could be quite rusty right now. But I truly believe that this post might reach the hearts I'm looking towards reachings. So today's topic will focus on how I got the opportunity to go back to Lille after 7-8 years of not stepping foot in the North of France. Writing this, I can say, makes me all emotional and nervous considering I wouldn't have imagined some of the things that have hapenned in my life. But let' get back to how I got back to Lille this year. First, we have to go back to 2024. Easily one of the hardest years of my life. 2025 isn't showing much improvement, but I'll make a quick stop of my life some other time. Today is an ode to my younger version. 2024, around August, I had this mesmerising call of destiny to return. I have been around the internet for a while and I have seen t...
So as of now I'm 7 months into my year abroad in France and here is a little introspective of what changed. 1. I learned to speak up Whenever there was a problem back home I would usually hide behind someone and ask them to speak up for me or not speak up at all. Now, with all the 'issues' I had here, and not having someone to do the talking for me, I've grown some courage and started fixing my problems. Whether it's going to complain to somebody, ask for information and/or clarifying something. 2. I learned that life is tough Now I know I don't have it as bad as others, my life is pretty cushioned as of now, but there are some things my parents sheltered me from. Like incoming problems. I feel like here in France there are always problems hiding around the corner, so I need to always be ready to start fixing them (lots of problems caused by the excessive bureaucracy) . I know I wouldn't have had the opportunity to do it back home to lean to not hide under a...