Something that I also learnt from the Europeans, which I greatly admire, is how people here seem to seek opportunities all the time, and from such a broad landscape. As someone who settles in comfort and familiarity, I’m lucky enough that the comfort I choose, such as staying in Singapore, comes with many great opportunities for me. But being here, meeting new people, and seeing how they live their lives has made me realise that the world has so many great things to offer. Many of the people in my class aren’t from Denmark, but they came here because they held hopes in the fact that they would get better opportunities and exposure. This seems common sense, but I really admired it because I could see for myself how much more independent, free-spirited, and individualistic they seemed. How they so easily uproot themselves and built a life in a foreign place, juggling between work and school. They made me realise that the world is truly my oyster, and the only limits that exist are the ones I set for myself. Although at this point I’m pretty sure comfort is still what I’ll choose, I hope that the courage to seek, explore, broaden my horizon, and seize opportunities will always be ingrained in me.

To conclude, these 4 months have definitely been one of the best experiences of my life and a significant part of my youth. I sometimes wish I was able to experience life with the Europeans more instead of just living vicariously through them. Other than that, I only have fond memories that I’ll now hold dearly. My days were filled with so much joy and excitement, nothing could stop us from having fun! I remember constantly wishing to forge a fort and linger here for a while more, and I think this is a rather nice feeling to have. Life is invigorating. I am so lucky!