I posted this on Facebook and I just wanted to share my thoughts and feelings on studying abroad and the changes I went through this past few years. So here it goes...
For the past few years I certainly went through a lot of change.
Change can be good, but then again, it can be extremely terrifying.
However it was change that made me grow to be the person I am today and
I've learnt so much for the past few years.
I've learnt that independence is extremely important because in this dog eat dog world, everyone is fighting their own battles and their own demons. For me, I was lucky enough to have support from family and friends, and they were always there for me especially when I'm all bruised up from fighting my battles.
I also learnt that I will never be happy if I keep on trying to live up to people's expectations and I can't stop people from judging me. Growing up in an environment where people throw comments and judgements of what I did wrong and what I should have done was very exhausting. And at this point of my life, I don't really care if people are judging me or the negative comments they say. As long as my conscience is clear and I'm not hurting anyone, I will live my life the way I want to.
Right now, change is still extremely overwhelming for me. Graduating from university, moving to Seoul, paying my bills, getting a job - that's certainly a lot of change going on these past few months and I'm still learning how to cope with things one step at a time.
To my dear friends and family who were there for me especially when things got rough for me these past few years, thank you. Thank you for being there even though you didn't know what to say or what to do. I'm just glad to have so many amazing people in my life. I'm still moving forward and perhaps this time, I'm a little more optimistic
