It was a long ride back to the U.S. but I made it! It is nice to be back and see my horses and friends here, but I am missing my friends and the culture back in the U.K. One thing I am not missing from the U.K. is the food, in exception to Nandos! I could use a little Nandos in my life here in the U.S.

The main difference in the two arrivals was having familiar faces to see. It was so nice after a hectic 24 hours of traveling to arrive in the Portland Airport with my parents and boyfriend awaiting my arrival.  On the other hand, when I arrived in the U.K. I had no idea who to look for, or what to expect. Not one of the experiences were better than the other, they were just very different. Arriving in the U.S I new what to expect, and I knew what I had to look forward to, but arriving in London I only had the pictures and stories to live off of. The feeling I had in the two airports were almost completely opposite, the only similarity was the feeling of excitement. In the U.S. I had a feeling of relieve. I had successfully completed my five weeks abroad, and made it safely back home. Excitement followed the feeling of relieve because I was able to see my family!  Arriving in London was more of a stressed/excitement feeling. I was excited to see what the next five weeks held for me, but what if it wasn’t what I expected, or what if I didn’t meet any people that I clicked with.

Luckily everything worked out better than I could have ever expected. I have made life long friends, and life long memories. I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything!