Studying abroad is a strange thing. The journey doesn't end when you return home. It's just beginning. I don't think I'll ever stop reflecting on my life-changing year abroad. I may appear the same to my family and friends: they all see what they want to see. But the truth is, I feel forever changed.
Next September I will spend a month back in Salzburg, this time without the pressure of university or fitting in. I'll hike up Kapuzinerberg, walk around the city, take pictures, eat ice cream, and just enjoy life in Austria. I'm really looking forward to it.
Things in Ohio are going well. Getting one's master's involves a lot of deadlines and other pressures, but I'm taking it all in stride. I am learning a lot and I feel like getting this master's has been worthwhile in many ways. Living with a native Austrian is also very interesting. From a cultural standpoint we are so incredibly different, but in other ways, we are very similar.
I'm looking forward to seeing what direction my life will take in the next couple of months.
-Molly
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