As I’ve
already mentioned, I spent 5 months in France where I was on Erasmus student
exchange. It was such a great time! But what to do when your Erasmus experience
comes to an end? Have you ever heard about the post-Erasmus syndrome after
studying abroad? I thought that this syndrome was a joke. Then, I came back to
Poland and I learnt the hard way how true it is! As a former Erasmus student I can
assure you that it concerns almost all the people who came back from abroad…
Some students believe that the world stops after coming back from their Erasmus, they just can’t handle this situation. And it was the same in my case. I returned back to my parental home and I just
couldn’t stand my “old” boring daily life.
These few
months abroad was filled with so many emotions, new friendships and to be
honest with you, a feeling of being a little bit “special” was amazing. At
home, my life seemed to be very simple and empty without my foreign
friends. I felt that nobody understands me. I felt like a stranger in my own
home! Trust me, everything became boring and pointless and it took me a lot of
time to adjust again…Even after a year (omg I feel like it was yesterday when I
came back to Poland!) I still have the flashbacks about things I used to do
there…A lot of my friends are not from Europe so it’s not so easy to meet with
them. However, we live in 21st century, so thanks to Skype and
Facebook I can be in touch with them all the time! :)
I enclose
you a short video made by one of the Erasmus student who talks about life after
Erasmus! It’s so funny…and, to be honest, so true! Enjoy!
Oh... I understand you.. I suffered from post-erasmus depression last year when I came back to Poznań after staying one semester in Córdoba. I think that the time I spent there, for now on, was the best time in my life.
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