Life

Just a few seconds ago as I opened my blog back up to write this post, I said astonishingly to my roommate,

"Wow, I've only done two posts since I've been here, and one didn't even have any writing."

"That's because you've been actually out living," she replied.

And what a truthful statement that was. These last three or four weeks have been full of so much life; not just a go through your day blindly, stick to a schedule, do what's asked of you kind of life, but the kind of life that allows you to go through your day constantly in awe of your surroundings. The kind of life where you can stick to a schedule, but still have the will to go explore a random part of the city after class. The kind of life where it's okay to get a little crazy, dance your heart out in the metro, or be a health rebel and go through your whole day only eating pasteries.

 I don't think I truly understood the phrase "live life to the fullest" until I came here and experienced Paris. From the moment I arrived here, I vowed to myself that I would learn as much as I possibly could. Not nessesarily just in school, but just about life in general. Right before I left I read the book "Tuesday's With Morrie" (great read, by the way), and my favourite quote from it is "once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."

That quote has really stuck with me during my time here. I think I used to be shy to some extent. I never liked feeling out of my comfort zone, but I think I tried to hide that fact by pretending like I wasn't intimidated by anything or anyone. The truth is, I was. But honestly, what do any of us have to be intimidated by? If you want to sing or dance in the metro, do it. If you feel the need to do a cartwheel in the middle of campus, do it. Don't be afraid to speak your  mind. It's good for people to disagree with you. That's how you learn. Ask a lot of questions. That's also how you learn.

I've pushed myself to the limit here. I stay out late, I study hard, I eat too much, I laugh too much, I don't sleep enough- I'm always tired, yet somehow always willing to keep going. I've found out who I truly am as a person and what I stand for. I do things by myself- it's a great way to discover what you're interested in, rather than just following friends around.

If I hadn't learned before, I've learned how to live my life to the fullest. Great friends, great food, and a great city has made that all possible. Until the next time I decide to write, I encourage anybody reading this to rethink for a second how you live your day to day life. You might not believe it, but there is something beautiful about your life and it doesn't take a great deal of looking to find that beauty, its just about having the willingness to open your eyes and see it.

Going to go back to living my life now, thanks for reading :)