{"id":35119,"date":"2016-02-04T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/?p=35119"},"modified":"2016-02-04T13:30:27","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T13:30:27","slug":"being-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/en\/blog\/being-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Being back &#8211; Study abroad in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Being back &#8211; Study abroad in Australia<\/h1>\n<h3>Report by Romana S.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I hated it just as much as I loved it.<br \/>\nYou know how they say \u201chome is where the heart is\u201d? Well, as far as I\u00b4m concerned a piece of my heart was left in Australia. I mean, I think you\u2019ve got the point from my previous posts where I\u00b4ve explained how and why I fell in love with this breathtakingly gorgeous island. Once you come back home you realize that this is not your only home anymore.<br \/>\nI\u2019m sure most of you will get homesick every now and then. (I know I did. Even though I am used to being away.) But, let me tell you this: while you\u2019ll think that being away from your loved ones and your usual surroundings is the worst part, you\u2019ll learn the hard way that having to leave Australia is even worse. You know why? When you leave your home you know exactly that you\u2019ll come back sooner or later. When the end of your time abroad has come though, you realize that you don\u2019t know if and when you will be able to go back. And even if you do so, it won\u2019t be the same.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Nothing will ever be the same again.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You go away, you come back. It seems so simple. In fact though, there is a whole lot more to it. Nothing will ever be the same again. (No matter if your experience was a good or a bad one.)<br \/>\nYou have a completely different view on everything and everyone you used to know. It seems like nothing has changed yet everything is somehow different. It is hard to put into words and in a way only you can understand what is going on inside you. Trying to explain it \u2013 especially to people who have not experienced the same thing \u2013 is basically pointless.<br \/>\nAt times you might feel guilty. Shouldn\u2019t you be happy to have returned home? After all, your friends and your family have missed you. You missed them too, right? However, there is nothing wrong in missing another place. It doesn\u2019t mean that you don\u2019t appreciate being or don\u2019t want to be back. It only shows that you were able to adapt to a new way of living and created yourself a special experience.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Keep travelling<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Being-back-Heimat-in-der-Ferne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-35123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Being-back-Heimat-in-der-Ferne-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Being back - Heimat in der Ferne\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Being-back-Heimat-in-der-Ferne-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Being-back-Heimat-in-der-Ferne-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Being-back-Heimat-in-der-Ferne-1080x609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.international-student-office.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Being-back-Heimat-in-der-Ferne.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>You have grown, you have learned to look at certain things from a new point of view. Whereas the people from your \u201cold\u201d life still think and behave like they did before. You might even find yourself deciding that there are some people you don\u2019t want or you don\u2019t need as part of your life anymore. You have chosen different paths, and that\u2019s ok. It happens. Therefore you got to know other people. People who might have influenced you and your way of thinking but definitely have helped you to enjoy this unique opportunity.<br \/>\nNew surroundings, a new culture, new people and you all by yourself &#8211; it changes you, in one way or another. Embrace the change and stay open-minded. Also, once the travelbug has bitten you there is no going back. You are now infected and there is no other cure than to keep travelling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enjoy your stay and make it the time of your life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being back &#8211; Study abroad in Australia Report by Romana S. I hated it just as much as I loved it. You know how they say \u201chome is where the heart is\u201d? Well, as far as I\u00b4m concerned a piece of my heart was left in Australia. 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