Well I’ve now been back in England for a couple of days. As soon as I knew I
had a relatively long Christmas break I knew that I would be spending it at
home.
I left my residence around 10:30 AM (Canadian Eastern Time)
on Saturday (16th Dec) and I wasn’t back in my home until around 2:30 PM (GMT)
on Sunday (17th Dec). It was certainly a very long day! Though somewhat
surprisingly I managed to not feel too jet lagged. The lack of jet lag
surprised me as it lasted for days when I arrived in Canada but returning to England
it just didn’t happen.
I have really enjoyed my first semester in Canada. I made
some really good friends out there who I have enjoyed spending time with. I had
some really good new experiences. Amongst the highlights are the Pep Rally,
Niagara Falls, Toronto and Thanksgiving. All of these were unlike anything I
have experienced in England and I made some great memories.
To my surprise I didn’t really experience any culture shock
or home sickness. Literally all the pre-departure information I received said
that at some point you will experience culture shock or home sickness but for
me that just was not the case. Maybe it was because I was having a good time
that even though I missed certain things about being home it never became overwhelming.
Or maybe I’m just more resilient than I realised.
I really enjoyed my first semester out in Canada. I am so
glad that I opted to do a full year as that means I have another semester to
look forward to. But for now I am going to enjoy Christmas break.
