Writer's Block

OK, so, after constant hounding from my mother I feel maybe I should attempt to write on this blog. Even though I have been out here for almost 6 or 7 weeks now and a lot of stuff has happened I don't feel I really have anything to say!! Except for today maybe I actually do.

I'm just feeling like this is a bit of a rough week because for almost the first time since I've been out here I'm feeling somewhat homesick. It's not really anything huge that I'm suddenly missing but it's more the little things. Obviously on a year abroad missing family and friends is a given but there so many other things. I remember how nervous I was at the start of my gap year, at the thought of having to go to university in London in a years time. London, the big, bad capital city that was oh so far away! When I touched down in LAX a few months later to begin my three and a half months of travelling it suddenly dawned on me how close to Manchester London actually was...in the general scheme of things anyway!! I love my life in London now, and I love my life in America too, but I miss being able to take a break from it all and just jump on a train back home to the familiarity and comfort of my life in Manchester.

Being a student and living the University life is incredible and I love it but sometimes it is not a life that is easily maintainable. There's a lot more work out here than I am used to back home and I'm really starting to feel exhausted!! I'm sure the 'International student in America' party lifestyle has something to do with my tiredness too but I feel that plays only a minor role ;)

Part of me feels that this post shouldn't be the first post on my blog...it's not going to be representative of my feelings for this whole year and I can guarantee it's definitely not representative of my feelings this past few weeks. I am having the most amazing time!! I've met incredible people, made great friends, learnt new things and grown in so many ways. I suppose I wish I'd gotten my act together sooner and written about something else before writing this, but at the end of the day I have had a bit of a writer's block and I suppose this has cleared it...so it seems every cloud has a silver lining :)