Rotary Youth Internation Exchange Program

Upon reflexion, coming on exchange was the most stupid, reckless, impulsive idea I've had, but also the best. The people I've met, the friends I've made, not to mention the second language I'm learning amongst everything new is amazing, and I would never have made a different decision if I was granted the chance to go back. Being so young for exchange, to leave home and begin anew somewhere else, was a crazy chance. How was I to know if I was ready, if I my young, impulsive, fickle ways would work anywhere outside of my comfort zone? I didn't know. And having that has made me realise what kind of person I want to be, the kind of person I'm trying to become. I want to be reckless and ruthless my life, I don't want to be tied down with information I'll never use, and things I'll never need. I want hands on life experience. Important things. Like another language, friends in countries where I can visit and see how they live. I want to see the world, and if it's true that your life flashes before your eyes when you're about to die, I want mine to be a vibrant re-make of a crazy, reckless, ruthless, exhuberant life that'll make it all seem worth it, not a bland vision that's as predictable as an episode of Gossip Girl. Life is meant to be a challenge, one hurdle after another, so why not let it be like that instead of taking away the hurdles and just running around in circles?

"Je vis ma vie comme ça"