blog post 12 - zaucha

It is actually the last full week of my freshman year - wow. It is crazy to think of how far I have come since even the thought of Northeastern. I really just thought about it today once I finished my last test before finals today. I really did spend my first semester of college in Greece and I really did love it. I got to go to so many cool countries and see amazing things people can only dream about. And to think that at one point I would regret that choice baffles me. I am completely 100% proud of my accomplishments to live on my own in an entirely foreign country and the fact that I got out a better person makes me even happier. While one can say that they live at college on their own, not all can say that they lived in another country on their own. It is different in a sense. Also, the timing of the NUin program could not have been any better as I was able to live life as an adventure last fall without having to worry about the coronavirus affecting my stay in Greece.
I am worried about finals I am not going to lie. Finals in Greece were more so like a blow-off but here they are more intense and important. I am not saying they were entirely irrelevant but even living in the lifestyle in Greece you can tell it is much more laid back than here in America.
Having this much time to reflect in my daily life is weird because I should be action-packed with a crazy list of things to do. I should be in Boston worrying about my last weekend before I have to get serious. I should be going out to eat at Steast with my friends, yet I find myself at home with a minimal amount of things to do besides work that seems optional at this point. I truly wonder what will happen to schools across America after this pandemic starts to clear up and what regulations are going to change because what has happened already is insane.

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  1. Madeleine PerkoApril 9, 2020 at 5:08 PM

    I also feel so lucky to have gotten to go to Greece this past semester. My sister has the opportunity to do NU.in but the options are so different now because of COVID-19. I am not completely convinced that we will be back to normal for the fall semester, so I feel extraordinary lucky looking back on this entire year. Even these last few weeks have not been ideal, it is a special unique situation in its own right, and I feel lucky to feel secure in where I am going to school. The class of 2020 has an added stress that I feel really sympathetic too. I think this will be a long journey.

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