Today marks the one month point on my exchange. I don't know whether to be happy, sad, scared or excited. It's incredible how much you change in just four weeks, already I'm understanding almost everything in Portuguese. I've been to Gerês, Porto, Lisbon(Lisboa), and Ponte de Lima. I've made friends with people from all over the world and with my classmates already and feel comfortable with my host family. Things couldn't be going better, yet 1/6 of my exchange is over, and that's really scary. It honestly doesn't seem like I've been here that long, time is flying by and before I know it I'll be back in the U.S. You have to take advantage of every day, take every opportunity to absorb culture, meet new people, practice the language, and learn. It's the little things that make every day memorable. That's the best advice any exchange student could ever make use of, because the time here is limited. Take each day as it comes and enjoy everything you can because you don't know if you'll ever have those opportunities again. I don't regret coming here at all and I think this experience will be the best of my life. I want to thank my parents, AFS, and host family for making this exchange possible, you'll never know how much I appreciate you.
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