I hope you all had a wonderful break and holiday season.
I wish I could say that I was overwhelmed with joy to be back at Fairfield but, when I keep hearing about how all my friends are excited to study abroad in the spring all I really want to do is pack my bags and get on the next flight to Australia.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Fairfield and the townhouses are a BIG step up from the dorms, but I actually have to do schoolwork here. That’s no fun. I’d rather be sitting by my apartment pool wondering where I’m going to go out that night. Alas, here I am back at Fairfield sitting at my desk and writing this blog instead of reading.
It’s funny because everyone tells you what a shock it will be when you first arrive in your host country but they never say anything about what a shock it is to come back. To be honest, being at home took a lot less getting used to then being back at Fairfield.
I think that the college culture here is so different from Australia that I am not used to being back in a traditional American college setting. In Australia most students commute to school and they don’t have nearly as many activities on campus as we do at Fairfield. This means you actually have to meet people in class, and not just drunkenly at a party.
In fact, one of my friends from Australia is planning on visiting next summer and is making sure she’s here to experience a “real” college party because she’s so curious to see how different it is. Another one of my friends was here for the John Legend concert and could not get over how much we had going on on campus.
Another weird thing about being back? I want to brag to everyone that I went abroad. Terrible, I know, but it was the coolest thing I’ve ever done and I loved it so much that I want to tell everyone. Don’t worry though, I’ve been restraining myself.
However, if you see me at a study abroad fair don’t be surprised. I’ll be the one telling you to go…to Australia of course!
Lauren Doran '10
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