The Firsts of my Exchange!

Well I have done so pretty crazy things on exchange! I have 2 months (exactly) left on exchange and I think it’s only fitting to list all my crazy firsts I have managed to accomplish! There may be a few more, but as of now these are some of the most memorable. This year had taught me so much and has made me step out of my comfort zone in ways I never would have expected! With out this year and the wonderful Rotary Youth Exchange non of this would have been possible!

My list of many firsts!

1. Taken a bus
2. Seen a Euro
3. Used a Euro
4. Had a conversation in French
5. Had trouble locking and unlocking a door
6. Cussed someone out (was not on purpose)
7. Been afraid of pick pocketing
8. Attended mass in French
9. Found my way without a map
10. Went “exploring”
11. Trusted a stranger
12. Walked through snow well past my ankle
13. Gone to school in snow well past my ankle
14. Celebrated St.Nicolas
    
15. Thrown flour at people
16. Begged strangers for money
17. Toured a brewery
18. Drank a Belgian beer in Belgium with Belgians
19. Drank a German beer in Germany with Germans
20. Drank the World’s Best Beer
21. Drank French Wine in the French Alps
22. Drank Belgian Wine in Belgium with Germans
23. Drank German Wine in Germany with Germans
    
24. Drank Spanish Wine in Spain
25. Drank Spanish Sangria in Spain
26. Ate a Belgian Waffle in Belgium
27. Ate Schnitzel in Germany
    
28. Spoke in French in front of 80+ people
29. Been happy about making a 10 on a test
30. Visited something I learned about in History class
31. Truly tried to see things from someone else’s point of view
32. Traveled alone
33. Taken a random bus just to see where it goes
34. Rode a train
    
    
    
35. Been inside a castle
36. Took a tour in a language I didn’t understand
37. Lived on the 6ht floor of a building
38. Packed all my things in 20 minutes
39. Learned to enjoy the little things
40. Relied on the skills I learned to survive!
41. Moved houses 6 times in a year
42. Seen how there is really more then one way to do the same thing
    
43. Done something I knew was stupid
44. Climbed a mountain
45. Gone to a club
46. Walked through some of the most historic buildings I could ever think of
47. Seen Royal guards
48. Received free drinks/food
    
49. Ate



1. Mutton
2. Baby lamb
3. Veal
4. Octopus 
5. Frog
6. Deer
7. Baby Deer
8. Kangaroo
9. Rabbit
10. Pigeon
50. Been offered something for being an American
51. Been looked down upon for my nationality
52. Been truly proud to be an American
53. Lived a drama free life
    
54. Forgave because I realize there are much bigger problems then mine
    
55. Skipped a class
56. Been into the Mediterranean
57. Stayed in a hostel
    
    
58. Made friends from a country who mine "hates"
59. Chosen not to study
60. Not cared what anyone else might think about me
61. No cared what anyone else’s opinion of me might be
    62. Lived without questioning anything! Not worrying about the outcome or consequences, just doing what feels right for the moment!

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