So, I won't waste too much time apologising for my overly lengthy absence from blogging...let's just say life caught up with me and I couldn't seem to muster the energy required to write one. Summer has been and gone and I just got back from an "educational" mid-term school trip to Italy (it was beyond amazing/absolutely stunning there and I miss it). I decided to start blogging again because I miss it and because I felt I actually had something to write about!
Being in Italy got me thinking about time. Sort of. In a round about kind of way. I'm currently in the process of applying to university. It's stressful. And confusing. But exciting too. Spending 5 days in Italy in the middle of this process (although probably not the best decision I've ever made academically...) gave me a chance to think about what I was doing. I met some rather wonderful American, Canadian and South African exchange students while I was there - they're spending a year in Italy living the language and learning the culture. It made me think - what IS the rush? Everythings seems so rushed and it was nice to have time to reflect over my uni application. There's so much I wanna do in my life and I want to have the chance to do it! I still think I'm gonna apply for uni next year - it brings challenges of it's own! - but it's definitely got me thinking about possibilities for life after uni and what else there is out there....why rush?! Now's the time to make mistakes and do crazy things that we won't be able to when we're old and responsible. I wanna enjoy that!
"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree then it will live its whole life believing it is stupid." I read this Albert Einstein quote on Facebook and it really struck me as true. Everyone is good at something! Contrived I know but genuinely true! There's no point in getting hung up on the things you can't do (Something I always do I know :P), you may as well just embrace the things you can. No point in judging yourself on your flaws and failures and the things you can't do - no-one would ever do anything useful if we all did this!
On a slightly lighter note, Doctor Who was awesome today even though it confused my brain. I've also lost my voice which my parents are delighted about but I can't answer back/talk at all. It's not good. I spent an entire phone conversation communicating answers in grunts.
I'm going to try and post more often but I won't post if I have nothing to say...I'll aim for at least once a week!
God bless :)
Anna
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