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Monday, 4 June 2012
Erasmus Conclusion
It’s hard to
believe my time of 17 weeks has passed. It feels like only a few weeks ago I
was at the airport with my luggage, nervously waiting for the boys so we could
catch our flights. When I arrived in Vӓxjӧ, when I saw my empty bedroom and my
empty house, I sat in my room thinking these next four months would be so long
away from home, however I look back now and see it couldn’t have went any
quicker.
During my
time here I have met some of the most amazing people, people who have been very
sick, people from all sorts of backgrounds, all still managed to up and leave
their comforts and more away to the unfamiliar. It was so great to meet people
from so many different countries, places I would have never thought of. How
interesting it was to learn about everybody and their countries and cultures.
It was definitely one of my highlights; getting to know so many different
cultures.
I have made
some of the best, life-long friends from across the globe, Australia, America,
Canada and Holland. Although we are all so far away, I would love to have the
opportunity to meet with all these amazing people sometime in the future. Some
of the girls I have met have already planned a trip to Ireland this week and so
I hope to see them here, and a friend from America is also coming to Ireland in
July and so I’m happy that we have made Ireland a popular tourist destination.
Since going
on Erasmus I feel I have definitely become more independent and feel like I can
fend for myself more often. Surprisingly I wasn’t very homesick for most of the
time away and so I’m happy to know that I could travel the world, looking for
work abroad if required.
I absolutely
loved the three-week placement which I completed in a local primary school. It
was so interesting to see how others work, to see other education systems, and
to learn many tactics which I can use in my own teaching career. It was great
to be able to help pupils to improve their English, to practise their
conversation skills, and to know that through my help, I have paid a part in
their successful English examinations’ results.
All in all,
for anyone reading this who is even considering going on Erasmus DO IT! I know
when I was going everyone said that it was the best semester of their lives, I
always thought people were just saying it, but I can say it definitely was for
me. I loved every minute of my time away and would recommend for everyone to go
away somewhere, it’s only one semester so make it count. You will have a ball!
Thanks for
reading my blog, hope you’ve enjoyed it!
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