The packing is underway and soon there will be no turning back. There are so many things that I want to accomplish while I'm gone and so many things that I want to discover about myself and about a new culture. So I'm going to write them down now, before I leave, and reflect when I get back.
1. Always, always, always try something new. Every day I want to try at least one new thing.
2. Test myself all the time. There are going to be so many circumstances and some will be uncomfortable. It will be in how I react to these situations that will build my character as an international traveler.
3. Never miss an opportunity. In America, I have a tendency to just shut myself in a room and busy myself with mundane activities. I miss out on a lot that way and I tend to lack having a social life. I don't want that to be me in France. I want to always say yes to new opportunities. Expand my horizons.
4. Try new foods. I'm picky and this needs to change. I want to experience this culture in every way.
5. Accomplish something great. I want to do well over there in school. I feel like I've been sitting on some of my potential and I want to stretch my abilities to the fullest. I want to start now in making myself as educated as I can be.
6. Embrace the culture and take it with me the rest of my life. I want to learn all I can, experience all I can, and never let that leave me.
As of right now, these are my personal goals. I want to better myself in France and this is going to be the opportunity of a lifetime. I don't want to waste a second of it.
