{"id":834,"date":"2017-06-11T01:48:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T06:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/?p=834"},"modified":"2017-06-15T15:20:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T20:20:14","slug":"clicking-my-heels-but-nothings-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/2017\/06\/11\/clicking-my-heels-but-nothings-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"Clicking My Heels But Nothing’s Happening"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 10 June, we were able to participate in Design Jam, hosted by a London-based design firm. The whole experience was amazing and I can’t wait to go back for day 2.<\/p>\n

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Team “Yellow Submarine” finalizing our hypothesis and product idea.<\/p><\/div>\n

But lately, I’ve been really homesick. Not homesick for America (if I could live here I would), but homesick for my family. For some reason, I’ve been feeling isolated from everyone else. I don’t know if it’s because of my personal problems or if I’m just overreacting, but I miss my family and friends back home. If I could fly them all over here, I would be content.<\/p>\n

Travelling is such an amazing experience and it can be even more amazing if you do it with the right people. This group of students is amazing and I am so glad to be experiencing this other world with them.<\/p>\n

But as with all travel, one starts to feel a bit cut off. I feel most comfortable when I explore places independently; this way, I can keep my own speed without worrying about falling behind. Unfortunately, in the current climate, we are (understandably) required to be with at least 2 other people when we want to go somewhere.<\/p>\n

I miss the freedom of being able to go out alone and find inner peace with myself. I miss my mom, dad, bed, cat, and (as much as I don’t want to admit it) all 3 of my younger brothers. I miss that sense of wonder that I experience within myself when I happen upon a new place or thing. I miss being able to enjoy and photograph a walk in the country’s biggest garden without stressing out because half the group is half a kilometer ahead.<\/p>\n

I love it here, I really do. I love these experiences and adventures. I really don’t want to leave them behind to go back to America, a place disdained by every bloke and bird we encounter here in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

I just wish I could click my heels a few times to refresh for a day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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