Riley the Greek

Anonymous When I heard this topic the only thing I thought was that is what everyone at home is probably going to call me when I get back. Like I am a totally different person than I was when I left. I do think I will be a little different when I get back; you cannot have an experience like this and not return home with your eyes open a little wider and your heart a little fuller but, I'm not changing who I am here, its an experience not a makeover. I think that I needed this experience, and to do it on my own, to really get the chance to be pushed out of my comfort zone and discover who I really am. I've never had that opportunity until now and looking back I haven't been as solid in who I really am until now. I've discovered an adventurous side of myself I didn't know existed: trying unusual foods, going out and exploring an unknown place and doing it without those who I am closest to. It's quite strange actually, to know you'll be going home feeling like a new person but that person is you. You feel different but more like yourself than ever. It's almost like I woke up and realized I wasn't being entirely myself. So I guess I won't be going home a different person, just a better Riley. I think that everyone needs an experience like this one so then you can be solid in who you are and not be swayed from it.