It’s coming to that time of your year abroad when you’ve forgotten what your bedroom at home looks like and the family has started a countdown until you’re back in the UK. But what if you’re not ready to go home yet? Here are some excuses to put off buying your plane ticket home and stay on your year abroad for a little longer.
1. I haven’t seen winter/ Christmas/ Thanksgiving/ New Year in this country yet.
2. I’ve never been more patriotic.
3. Every day here is an adventure.
4. I didn’t get a reply to the message in a bottle I wrote.
5. I’ve forgotten my table manners.
6. I still haven’t finished my year abroad diary.
7. I haven’t dreamt in Chinese yet.
8. Life is much cheaper here; I feel so rich.
9a. My bucket list isn’t complete, I still haven’t surfed with an alpaca…
b. …Or eaten a watermelon in under two seconds.
10. I’m still waiting for the letter you posted two months ago.
11. I’m hooked to China’s Got Talent and China’s version of Take Me Out.
12. It’s so beautiful here.
13. Taking a few seconds to understand what somebody is telling you, and then being like ohhh.
14. In the UK I’m not treated like a celebrity.
15. Here they have green tea flavoured Oreos.
16. I still haven’t decided if I like the real or fake version.
17. It rains a lot in England.
18. It’s not a ‘year abroad’ if I don’t spend a whole calendar year abroad.
19. I haven’t taken enough selfies.
20. Some people still think Justin Bieber is English.
Edited by Luisa Parnell