Here I am, back in Malaysia, but where should I go next ?
The last two days in France had been the saddest part I've experienced during my exchange programme.
All of the exchange students stayed at the Residence Internationle de Paris. It was fun and happy to meet new people, to meet everyone that went for the exchange programme the past few months. We had our orientation, and in the night we went to the Siege Nationale to have a buffet party. We ate, danced, sang, even watched the World Cup match between Costa Rica and Netherlands. The last part was when we watched some videos of AFS. Most of us cried when they played "My Heart Will Go On". We formed a circle, hugged each other and sang along. It was really, really sad and heartbreaking.
The second day, we were split into groups to go to the airport according to the time of our planes. We woke at 3:30 in the morning to say goodbye to those who are leaving at 4:00 am. We cried and hugged, say our goodbyes. It was another heartbreaking moment. We've been altogether for 6 months and now we're going into our separate ways. How can this happen ? We aren't ready to say our goodbyes yet, but we know we have to.
Even when I reached the airport, I still couldn't believe that I'm actually going back home. "We leave our family and best friends to go back to our family and best friends", one of those famous quotes which is quite true for exchange students. Yes I meet my own country during the past few months, but I know I will always go back. But France? When's the next time I go there? Even if I did, where are my friends who were there with me during my exchange year ? Nothing is gonna be the same again. Everything had changed.
I'm now back in my own house, my own country, but where will I go next ?
