What can you do, y'know?

Hello,

I'm writing this blog-post as a challenge for myself; I'm hoping that by documenting a more personal lesson online, you my lovely friends at home (if you don't mind!) can help me keep learning it when I return by reminding me of this very post.

I've noticed recently how since my chaotic arrival into the US (which while blogging about I managed to find amusement in the stressful situation!) I've actually started to worry less. Yes... you heard right!

Note the picture below.

I've found myself repeating these words to people when they are telling me about all the things they've got to do, and when I myself begin to recount the mental list of things I've yet to do or get to grips with. My Mum says this a lot to me when I splurge out my worries to her, but since living here I've begun to start taking things actually as they come. Shock horror I know! 

There are some things you've just got to do, like filling out forms and waiting in queues. There are some things that you just have to accept, like paying a lot of money for books and fees. 

But you know what... It'll all work out. 

It's definitely been a long time coming to start living this prepared, but chilled attitude out. I'm enjoying learning how to not stress and get worked up when things don't go smoothly, (which believe me as an International Student, there is always something to be done that you don't think is going very well!) but to instead just take things in your stride, because it will all work out eventually.

It's just the beginning of learning this stuff for me and if you're super good at this kind of thing, this post probably won't make much sense, but if you're used to worrying or fretting, like I certainly am, you can change that! I'm hoping to keep learning this and I hope it sticks with me when I come home; if not then it was definitely just the chilled out vibe I absorbed from laid back American flip-flop wearing students here. 

But honestly, I'm excited to learn more of these good life lessons! Our study abroad co-ordinator told us that we'd learn more about ourselves on this trip than anything else, I think I resigned that to an inspirational cheesy phrase send off; I thought I'd be learning about culture, travelling and people, but... he was right, in turns out you do learn all of those things, but you learn about yourself too.

Cheryl