Not only in the presidential nomination campaign in the US "change" is the dominating word, it's also the word that describes best the situation I'm in. A lot is changing these days. Some days ago my term as local committee president of AIESEC in Bern finished, some weeks ago I received my final university results and now have the Bachlor degree in Law, and very soon (on March 22nd) I'm leaving to Beijing where I will study Chinese at BLCU.
On one hand change is a good thing, it gives you the opportunity to start something new, to grow both personally and professionally, to discover a new culture for instance, but on the other hand it also means to leave your past behind, to say goodbye to your friends and family and to leave the cosiness and security of your daily life.
I'm very much looking forward to improve my Chinese, to dig deeper into a different culture, to be surprised and challenged every day and to simply have the time of my life. But I'm also worried that I have wrong expectations and that things don't turn out as I want. That's always the risk when you're going abroad for a longer time. That's difficult especially for me - a person who likes to plan and therefore to minimize risks.
But I believe you can only grow if you're challenged, if you leave your comfort zone and try out new things. And that's exactly what I will be doing in the coming months. And I know that once I'm there I will love it and forget all the worries I have now. So far that has always been the case...we'll see how it turns out this time. The level of excitement is rising...
