Back to the Grind: Swiss Edition

Alright, I am here, as it has been established like 15 times already. Definitely very hard to readjust this time around. I think it was the realization that I was in fact back, mixed with some wicked jet leg, and the fact that we also landed the day before classes started again…but anyways, it was hard.

However, no matter what, I am back in the Swissland, so things had to happen. First thing is first, since we arrived on a Sunday, no real proper food shopping, but I did get some milk and snacks at the BP…what would I do without thee?

So, unpacking my bags was definitely in order…it was only like 2:30pm, so I somehow had to keep myself awake until at least 9 (which didn’t really work out…) so my body could readjust. After the hour or so that took, I remade my bed (having stripped it, washing the bedding, and folding it away in my closet for over break – I am a genious…right?). Literally, it was like 4pm, and that realization of “wow, there is nothing to do in Lugano” was sinking in fast…

And, much like Franklin, I didn’t have internet when I arrived. Only the best here! But, somehow, I had it in the common room upstairs, so I was able to spill to whoever was online (Kim at the time) about how much I didn’t want to be here…(this was day one folks, was it going to get better? Worse? Oy…)

Ok, so after a nap, Kristen graced me with her presence, but I think it was just too late for me…I was dead. We visited, but my mind was somewhere else… In any case, she headed back up the hill, and I tried to sleep. But no matter how much I tried, it just wasn’t working – I had too many thoughts racing through my head. “Was I ready to come back?” “Should I have?” “Can I continue to go to a school that’s far from home?” “Will I be able to last a semester more?” Seriously…it was bad…but, I shall leave an entire post for this pouring out of emotions…