5 more months

I think it's easy when you are away from home for a long period of time to feel sad and just wish the days away. Of course I want to see my friends and family, and be at home. But right now I need to live in the moment. I can't keep looking towards February and wishing that I was there now. I've been given an opportunity that I might never get again. I'm extremely fortunate to be able to be here. So I doing my best to try and live everyday without wishing it would hurry up and end. Some things I have been doing to get myself out and about and exploring are: Hiking at Valley Forge - which is the site of a famous battle in American history- it's a massive area with many trails to explore, you can even see some of the old shelter houses where soldiers took refuge from the constant fighting. I've explored a few different towns in my area, I go to the coffee shops, or the parks, different boutiques, and book stores. I go to the gym, I have been trying hard with my health and fitness, but I really needed more motivation to work out. So actually going to the gym is the motivation I needed, once you're there, you look stupid if you aren't exercising. I've been trying to make new friends and I see them during the day when I can, and when they are available. This has given me a greater understanding of many different cultures as most of them aren't American. 

There are a few things that I want to do here before I leave, and i'm going to try my best to do them all:

-Skydivng (don't tell my mum)
-visit California
-Florida
-New York at Christmas time
-Ice skating in Central Park
-Do a half marathon
-Learn how to Snowboard
-visit chicago

I know I might not be able to do everything, but they are just some of the things that I really want to do.

In 28 days my family are visiting me, and I couldn't be more excited!