T-4 Days Until Departure
Today, I received an email requesting that I take a survey on my mental health and the available health and wellness resources in Paris. I must mention that I am currently a sophomore in college, about to embark on my first (and perhaps only) semester abroad. I still have not opened the email. Part of it is because I am still on break and don't want to deal with responsibilities –– the other part being that everything that concerns my health (especially mental) terrifies me. Without being too explicit, this past semester has been particularly trying for me. There were too many health scares: have I lost too much weight? Am I eating okay? Am I exercising too much? Am I taking my vitamins? Am I, at twenty years old, shedding too much hair? I have figured out that this is adulthood. Adulthood is about worrying about everything, and this will only increase the older I get and the more responsibilities I have. Lately, I've been reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Ro...