Written by Yulissa Huamani
Ever since I started considering what studying abroad would be like, my mind would start to envision all the possible expectations and events that could happen. I guess I didn’t completely process how different my life would be once I left home and started figuring my life out in a new country.
The morning of my flight when I woke up I was invaded by nostalgia and that is when I realized that I have to let go in order to gain. It was quite difficult to realize it. I had to leave my old friends back home to find new one’s in a new country. In one way or another, I had to leave part of myself in order to discover myself. It is a difficult decision for a teenager to make. Sometimes, I would even wonder if I am going completely insane or what the purpose of my life was.
However, nothing could have prepared me for everything I got to learn. I was able to leave my comfort zone and explore the world. There were often many emotional rollercoasters on the way, but every fall makes life more exciting and makes us expect more. I believe that we need to let go in order to become different versions of ourselves. New versions that comfort their fears and fight their tears.