15 weeks I have been gone.
Nearly 3 months since arriving in Switzerland.
A little less than 3 months until I get home.
I better get cracking on this blog, or I'll be back before I've written a single entry.
A semester abroad is the reason I am in Europe, but most of my travels are unrelated to study. It seems to be an exchange student's right to be away on weekends, skipping between countries and getting back in time for class the following morning. I haven't done as much of that as I would have liked, but summer holidays are right around the corner. 8 long weeks (or short, if I compare it to how fast these past few months have gone) of sunshine and adventurous potential awaits.
Switzerland is beautiful, that's a given, but it's strange how often I forget that key piece of information. I can see the alps from Uni, these amazing snow capped peaks are just hanging out in all their splendour and I forget to look. I can often coop myself in my apartment for hours at a time. Becoming so used to the sounds of the cars on the road and views of building construction across the street I don't remember that there are lush green grass and pretty flowers just a few minutes walk from home.
To me this acts as reminder (warning cliche approaching), that wherever you are, you must make the most of what you have. People gawk at me when I say I come from a region in Australia called the Central Coast, but where I live, takes a long 25 minute drive to the beach. "It's quite a distance, so I can't always be bothered to get out there" I would say. They reply "That's nothing! I live 5 hrs away from a beach" and swear to me that if they were in my situation they'd go there far often than I do.
Why is it that I don't make the most of opportunities that are presented to me? I must have an inconsistency complex. Making good habits seem to be more of a struggle than they should be, overwhelmed when I am required to multitask. This little bubble of time overseas will burst in the not so distant future. It has become a constant reminder of my life at large. We grow old quicker than we think, I need to invest in things that are lasting, valuable and honouring to God. To love others rather than being caught up in my own desires, but most especially to love God because He first loved us. I want my life to show that I've invested in things of worth. Sharing the truth of Christ and his good news, through forgiveness, kindness and conversation. This time we have is short. I for one don't want to get to the end of my life and realise I've wasted it.
A semester abroad is the reason I am in Europe, but most of my travels are unrelated to study. It seems to be an exchange student's right to be away on weekends, skipping between countries and getting back in time for class the following morning. I haven't done as much of that as I would have liked, but summer holidays are right around the corner. 8 long weeks (or short, if I compare it to how fast these past few months have gone) of sunshine and adventurous potential awaits.
Switzerland is beautiful, that's a given, but it's strange how often I forget that key piece of information. I can see the alps from Uni, these amazing snow capped peaks are just hanging out in all their splendour and I forget to look. I can often coop myself in my apartment for hours at a time. Becoming so used to the sounds of the cars on the road and views of building construction across the street I don't remember that there are lush green grass and pretty flowers just a few minutes walk from home.
To me this acts as reminder (warning cliche approaching), that wherever you are, you must make the most of what you have. People gawk at me when I say I come from a region in Australia called the Central Coast, but where I live, takes a long 25 minute drive to the beach. "It's quite a distance, so I can't always be bothered to get out there" I would say. They reply "That's nothing! I live 5 hrs away from a beach" and swear to me that if they were in my situation they'd go there far often than I do.
Why is it that I don't make the most of opportunities that are presented to me? I must have an inconsistency complex. Making good habits seem to be more of a struggle than they should be, overwhelmed when I am required to multitask. This little bubble of time overseas will burst in the not so distant future. It has become a constant reminder of my life at large. We grow old quicker than we think, I need to invest in things that are lasting, valuable and honouring to God. To love others rather than being caught up in my own desires, but most especially to love God because He first loved us. I want my life to show that I've invested in things of worth. Sharing the truth of Christ and his good news, through forgiveness, kindness and conversation. This time we have is short. I for one don't want to get to the end of my life and realise I've wasted it.
