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A lovely day

Date - 12/09/2017

Sometimes just a nice morning is all that it takes to begin a great day. I just tried to approach everything positively today. I just decided to let go of the things that I cannot change or help.

We recorded a video of self introduction in the Korean class. It was fun and something I will always remember and probably even laugh at later.

I want to keep all the little memories (both the good ones and the bad ones) of my student exchange forever with me through this blog.

Since I was a little free I read a couple of articles today. One was about being an exchange student, having the feelings I couldn't interpret or express right now just reading that article felt really good.

Another one was about learning a foreign language. I have decided to try not to compare myself to anyone else and learn things at my own pace. To take my Korean lessons outside my classroom was yet another thing I learnt.

While reading these articles I realized, one thing that is common all the motivational writer I like is that they are very honest about their lives too. All of us have committed some mistakes in our lives just being able to acknowledge our own flaws is what everyone should read.

Just opening up about my feelings with my Indian friends actually helped. Anamika Di's little advice about giving things a little time to fall in place was something that felt good.

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