What I am dreading back home

2006-11-21

Things I am dreading when I return:

Harder classes at Baylor
Being overtly rude when I pass friends because I honestly don’t see them
Talking to males in general, whether close friends or strangers, as humans and not sexually deprived monsters
Not being with Zena almost literally every second of the day
Pressure to be in a committed relationship (Baylor.)
Finding everything, including friendships, completely different when I return
Seeing how much my siblings have grown up
Attempting to dress like an American and not an Italian
Going back to a fast-paced and empty way of American life
Not traveling every weekend (I will go insane)
Being that kid that doesn’t have a clue about current news and culture
Actually making my scrapbook (it will take forever)
Doing research to find a summer internship, job, etc
Not being the random foreigner
Trying not to spout off random Italian words (si, ciao, bueno sera, etc)
Being broke from all the money I have spent in Europe
Not knowing anyone in the new pledge class for my sorority
Attempting to explain any part of my experiences abroad to the countless people that will ask