My First Experience Coming Home Essay

years and a half more than I’ve gone back to my home country. And this is what I’ve realised when going back home:
1. Not everyone will understand your changes – and that’s ok!
When I first came back from my first experience living abroad, no one understood or realised some of the changes I’d been gone through. At first, I felt very frustrated and mad at my own family because they didn’t recognise that I had improved myself. However, a few months in, I learnt that it doesn’t matter. I took a step back and went “Ok, these people, whom I love to my core, did not go through this amazingly overwhelming experience, so it makes total sense that they do not understand immediately that I’m a changed person.” It’s hard at first to accept this fact,

I think my turning point was when I got back on the horse and started buying plane tickets again. I planned new trips for the next couple of months and that helped me not to dwell too much into what an amazing experience I had had and how much it felt like I was stepping back into my life. Go get your tickets! I planned to visit my new international friends, but you can go ahead and buy the cheapest ticket you can find and dive in your new adventure.
5. Engage your family in your new activities
The best way to show someone that you’ve changed is to actually show them. So, do fun things together! One thing that I learnt to love during my experience abroad was beer. Yup, a fresh cold beer. Who would know? – I wouldn’t. Once I went back, I went out with a few friends and after the initial awkwardness of watching me order a beer, I’ve told them my stories and how suddendly this was my drink of choice. Ok, so maybe this isn’t your cup of tea (or pint of beer), however, my point is, instead of being unaccepting of your family choices or ideas, show them why you’ve changed yours.