YOU KNOW YOUR AN EXCHANGE STUDENT WHEN...
- ...you know cities by the places that offer the cheapest food
- ...you can navigate the bus and train systems like the back of your hand
- ...you don't think its odd that you and/or others take more than 2 modes of transportation to school (I take three)
- ...you can count to at least ten in two other languages not spoken in you host country (my latest and greatest is Thai which I can count in up to 100)
- ...you can buy a KitKat Crunch bar, two bags of M&Ms and two caramel filled chocolate bars for just 20 kr. or 4 USD (that's freaking awesome)
- ...your flat iron (for hair) doubles as an iron for you pants
- ...walking around with a camera attached to your wrist is no longer the touristy thing to do
- ...take out sounds funny because now you say take away
- ...your spelling, which was originally crappy, has completely gone down the drain becuase now you mix and match spellings and string unrelated words together
- ...your now horrible spelling and writing is completely readable to you and other exchange students (how this happens I'm not sure)
- ...you enjoy 20km (12 mile) bike rides
- ...you can shit, shower, and shave in 5 minutes flat (a seriously impressive feat when your a girl with long, thick hair)
- ...the only time you think your singing is good is after you've had a few beers with friends (especially true for exchange students to Denmark)
- ...you can honestly say that you have friends in 7 or more countries around the world
- ...facebook becomes a way of life
- ...you can talk to other exchange students for hours upon hours and have no idea what your talked about the next day
- ...drawing on your paper and taking cat naps is the best way to pass class time
- ...you don't understand a think that is said in English class (serious, my teacher teaches in danish)
- ...it no longer bothers you to hear your name in a conversation that you can't understand
That's all that I can think of for now. This is post number three all in one day. I'm on a roll! Or, it could just be the KitKat Crunch bar, two bags or M&Ms, and two caramel filled chocolate bars I had.... The world may never know.
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