An Unlikely Combo

As the title suggests, I've experienced a strange combination of emotions and experiences this past week.

Before I likely overshare on the internet, let's talk about the cool things!

I just wrapped up my first entrepreneurship course here in Nice. Now I didn't absolutely nail the class, but I also was faced with a topic I was very unfamiliar with - entrepreneurial finance. To be honest, I'm not too sure how I would even define that concept, but I ended the class with a tantalizing 89.9%, a smidge away from a grade in the A-range. All things considered, I'll suck it up; after all, it is a B+ in France!

I'm now starting two new classes that will last the next 3 weeks that will focus on entrepreneurial fundamentals as well as design principles for the sole entrepreneur. I'm very excited for these two classes as they become much more broad as far as approaching the topics go, and many of the assignments are up for interpretation and creativity. As a linear-thinker, this is the exact type of thing that I'm dying to try since my whole goal is to live outside of my comfort zone while I'm here!

Now for the gritty stuff.

All this excitement and opportunity comes with a few drawbacks and hurdles, the biggest being the beast that is homesickness. I've been in Europe for a month so far, and that's a pretty long time to be away from a life I grew extremely accustomed to. Most of my life had been in my bedroom for the past 2.5 years whether I was attending online university classes, doing homework, or working at my internship at a startup in the Silicon Slopes of Utah. My office chair became a little too cozy and my horizons only extended to my living room.

Uprooting myself and going to another country for a quarter of the year to a place where many don't speak a familiar language was quite the curveball. The way I see it, what better of a way to stay out of my comfort zone by thrusting myself into a whole new world that's completely unfamiliar?

Despite being homesick and anxious, I really am antsy to see what comes next and where I'll end up!