A few days before my spring semester abroad in London ended, this small-town Florida girl was feeling almost, nearly cosmopolitan. I was living in the big city! The double-decker buses that once intimidated me, I learned to ride surreptitiously, without paying. In the beginning, I wandered the streets aimlessly, but now I’d identified my favorite coffee shops, bookstores, and galleries where I felt like a regular. I was gaining confidence and getting tougher with each day. I’d achieved something I’d wanted my whole life, and my insides were screaming, “Look, I’m different now!” I wanted to mark this period of significant change and searched for a way to outwardly show it before I headed back to the U.S.
Now Live: The Serial Travelist Podcast
Now Live: The Serial Travelist Podcast
Now Live: The Serial Travelist Podcast
A few days before my spring semester abroad in London ended, this small-town Florida girl was feeling almost, nearly cosmopolitan. I was living in the big city! The double-decker buses that once intimidated me, I learned to ride surreptitiously, without paying. In the beginning, I wandered the streets aimlessly, but now I’d identified my favorite coffee shops, bookstores, and galleries where I felt like a regular. I was gaining confidence and getting tougher with each day. I’d achieved something I’d wanted my whole life, and my insides were screaming, “Look, I’m different now!” I wanted to mark this period of significant change and searched for a way to outwardly show it before I headed back to the U.S.