halfway

Today marks my halfway point in this study abroad experience -- I have been in Chile for 8 weeks, and I'll be here for 8 more. I have very mixed feelings about being in this middle place. On one hand, I can't believe how far I've come in these past 2 months, in terms of adjusting to a foreign city and adapting to life in a different language. And on the other, I feel like I should be pushing myself a lot more to get out of my comfort zone, try new things, meet new people, and continually work towards this elusive promise of "fluency" that's supposed to be waiting for me at the end of all this.

Maybe I'll have time for a more contemplative entry later, but right now I have to go take a midterm...which seems kind of fitting in a cruel, academic, don't-forget-that-you're-still-here-as-a-student-no-matter-how-many-cool-trips-you-take way.