Into the deep

There I went. For the second time in my life on a plane, first time outside of Europe (not that I've been to many places INSIDE Europe anyway). It's strange, from the very first moment that I started my studies in Maastricht I've looked forward to my exchange, but in the weeks before my departure I started getting anxious. Such a big step, can I really do this? Will I be able to find a room quickly? So many hours I spent on doubting where to go, reading exchange reports, emailing people and so forth. Final destination: Melbourne! So after the last eventful couple of weeks in the Netherlands and my goodbye+birthday party (thanks for the farewell videos guys!), we got to the point of saying goodbye. Difficult, but inevitable. After going through immigration, I went through some stores (even though duty-free, some stores are still way too expensive!) and entered the boarding area. Suddenly, I actually felt calm: I'm going to do this!

First stop for 2 days: Bangkok! My flight went quite well, although I barely got any sleep which kept bugging me during the day.

Next entry: my time in Bangkok and arrival in Australia!

Mitchell