To my devoted readers:
Thank you to all who have been fallowing my blog posts. I had an amazing trip that certainly opened my eyes to the rest of the world. I am now back in the states safe and sound. The flight back was surprisingly uneventful. I am now getting back to reality and getting back to the routine of Americana.
This is not the end of Ryan On the Roam however. I now know that I am a lover of traveling and will be devoting a great deal of my adult life to this pursuit. I am planning on joining the JET program when I graduate, taking me to Japan. I am also planning on spending a great deal of time in Europe after that, to catch up with my newly acquired European friends and to become (hopefully) fluent in German and French.
To those who are planning on studying abroad (particularly at ECU) I wish you all the best of luck. It is a great school that I am certain you will enjoy. A couple things to prepare yourself for though: 1. ECU is nick named Super TAFE (Aussie community college) by those who do not go there, this is not fully accurate, but ECU does have much of the same intimate rapport with professor and relaxed atmosphere 2. The Amplifier on Murray Street is a great club to go to on Friday nights to see good local music 3. Fosters and XXXX are considered second class beers, go for Tooheys and 4. Aussies call bathrooms and restrooms only by "toilets." I was met by many blank looks whenever I asked for the restroom. And 5. Some say that the main spiky building in front of the school looks like a certain piece of female anatomy. This is a stretch, but it makes for an amusing anecdote.
Merry Christmas everyone and may your lives be filled with endless joy and good cheer.
Yours truly,
Ryan Messer
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