Final post

This has been a very unusual freshman year, and one that I will never forget. When thinking about the most memorable part I had a hard time choosing. Both going abroad and then being quarantined due to a global pandemic are something that I will never forget, but for very different reasons. From Greece, I will remember embarking on a crazy adventure to go live in a foreign country. I will remember living in a run down hotel, and taking long walks and lime rides on the boardwalk. I will remember figuring out how to travel alone, navigating airports, train stations, and bus stations in languages I didn't understand. I will remember the feeling of freedom and sense of really living life. And then of course the complete opposite. I will remember being kicked off campus due to a pandemic. I will remember all of the stores being shut down and being stuck at home. I will remember having to wear a mask and gloves to do simple tasks. I will remember the horrendous head lines of the overcrowded hospitals, lack of resources, and high death rates. I will remember the uncertainty of when it will all be over.

I have learned a lot both in and outside the class. The Greek culture taught me a lot. Most of them are very friendly and easy going. They are so passionate about their family and their relationships with their friends. I learned how to travel on my own and organize trips. The experiences that I went through made me a lot more confident in my abilities to take on challenges. I learned new ways to study and take in information. I also learned that you cant plan what life has in store for you. If you had told me this time last year that I would have went from studying abroad to being quarantined I would have never expected it. At the beginning of this semester I thought I would still be in Boston. I thought I would of also been able to study there this summer. Spending the time taking 2 classes, enjoying the nice weather, hanging out with friends. I think I will always carry a hesitation about the future now.

I have missed being on campus. Online classes is not ideal for me. The ability to be in person, to have a place to go to study, to have access to in person tutors, were all things that helped me a lot when I was on campus. I also miss the freedom, I miss my friends, and the freedom of not being forced to stay home. I miss being in a city like Boston, I much prefer it then my boring small suburb town. I don't even want to start about what I miss from Greece because its pretty much all of it. It is a very strange time to be alive right now when all I can do is wait and hope that things will get back to normal. Or whatever the new normal will be.