Point of no return

When I was a teenager I was very influenced by the American culture: music, movies, celebrities etc. When I graduated from the high school I had only one idea in mind: “I want to go for my study to the U.S.” Since I was only 17 at that time, my parents were not really that enthusiastic about letting me go so far alone. But I was stubborn: I wanted to go abroad and experience independence. To do so, I had to find a compromise with my parents which was to go to a different country but stay in Europe. At that time I was not that happy to start my education in the Netherlands and promised myself that I would go to the U.S. once I had a chance.

And here I am. I am living on a beautiful island with a fairytale name Treasure Island in San Francisco.

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What I realize now is that I am at the point of no return. I am not looking at things with the eyes of a 17-girl who is sick of her daily routine, hasn’t seen the world but already wants to conquer it.

Living for a few years in the Netherlands has changed me a lot. I have become a person who eats her breakfast with a knife and fork, does a cost-benefit analysis in the supermarket for every product and wants to buy a house with a garden. Generally speaking, I have got some “Dutch” qualities (if I may stereotype a little bit). I look through a different looking glass. It’s called culture.

There’s one inevitable thing about living abroad. It’s change. As a person who has just come to a different country and is being busy adapting to it,  I am doomed to change again and become more American during the coming months.

I am looking forward to what this exchange program brings me.

Malvina
yuliyafylypenko@gmail.com
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