Satt och läste igenom olika texter på exchangestudentworld.com och hittade denna text om så kallad Exchange mania. Haha kan inte säga annat än att jag till stor del känner igen mig själv i texten och kan tänka mig att andra blivande utbytesstudenter känner exakt lika dant? Man blir liksom smått besatt, man kollar mailen och posten hela tiden, läser andras bloggar och ja tänker på sitt blivande utbytesår ofta, och nu pratar vi om väääldigt ofta.



We all know it. You’ve sent your application and the only thing you have left to do now, is to wait. If you’ve applied early, we’re usually talking about many months of waiting. So what else is there to do, when you’re completely obsessed with the thought of going to another country for a whole year?

GOING RAMPAGE ON THE WEB

You can go a rampage through cyberspace, looking up every kind of information regarding exchange students, that you can get your fingers on. You can stalk blogs of previous, current or other upcoming exchange students. You can join communities to discuss it with other people in the same situation as you. You can create your own blog and post about your progress, your thoughts and other things from your life.

Generally, there’s a lot to do if you’re restlessly waiting. People who do things like mentioned above are usually said to have ‘exchange mania’, meaning they’re constantly (as constant as they can, at least) thinking about their upcoming exchange year; how it will be, what their host family will be like, which new friends they’ll get and so on. Reading lots of blogs and information websites are also signs of exchange mania.

EXCHANGE MANIA IS GOOD TO HAVE.

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