What were you grateful for this week? 
I was so grateful for the other girls in the program. We went out for the weekend in the city and then to the beach the next day! I was grateful to have friends and to be able to talk about some of the similar feelings we were having.

What was the most difficult or challenging part of this week?
I had to learn how to ride the bus because I’m still not driving but even that wasn’t too bad! I had multiple people there who were eager to help me out!

Tell us about a “wow” moment you had this week. 
I tried to make sure everything was set at home for when my host mom got back from her trip to Malaysia. I made a meal and got her laundry as soon as she got home!

Tell us about your week!
I went with a couple of the other girls from the program for a weekend in the city! We went out to the festival, to a club and then to a beach the next day (my first beach I’ve been to!) It was nice since I would have otherwise been home alone all weekend. I had a blast with them and kept asking myself if what was happening was really real.

I love that everywhere you go, you find yourself amazed by the people and places you see. I loved both the activity and life of the city and the relaxed, peaceful sense of being on the beach. I was so tired from the night before that I fell asleep on the beach, but I can’t think of a better place to take a nap than on a beach!

I learned so much about myself in such a short amount of time and the experiences really molded my desires and values. It made me want to make the decision to take more control of my life. Meeting people from across the world, who are all doing their own thing really makes you realize that if you set an intention for your life, you can find a way to build your life how you want it to be built. There’s a really beautiful feeling that comes when you realize how much control you actually have over your life.
Slowly, I’m starting to understand that life isn’t meant to be figured out. The fact that I don’t know where I’m going to be a year from now isn’t bad — it doesn’t mean that I’m unprepared or not ambitious enough. Stressing about the future and making plans way in advance never made anything easier and never made me more prepared for life. Instead of being so focused outside of yourself on how things “should be done” focus your intention inward and then see what opportunities are already around you.