dealing with the life's roller coasters

During my study abroad, many events or issues could trigger low points or create high points.  So far, I have already experienced getting sick/having allergies (low point) and figuring out--with only a little bit of help from Valerie the director--how to buy bus tickets to Cancun (high point).

There is potential for some more highs and lows of studying abroad.

Some potential highs include actually carrying out our planned trip to Cancun tomorrow, and spending the weekend relaxing on very beautiful beaches.  I would really like to do something,  or solve an issue, or figure something out alone while I am studying abroad.  I would love to learn a traditional dance or simply visit a “discoteca” to dance and have fun like the natives do.  Doing well in my class would be a high point, but I think the highest point I could reach would be dreaming in Spanish because then I would know I have truly submerged myself in the language.  

Some potential lows include getting on the wrong bus, or taking the bus to the wrong place, or riding around on a bus forever because I do not know where I am or where the bus is going.  During my study abroad I’ll be missing Father’s Day and I won’t get to be with my Daddy.  I’ll also be missing Uncle Greg’s memorial service that is being held next week.  I could lose cash, or credit cards, or I could not have the exact change which is sometimes important in Mexico since most people rely only on cash.  I think the worst will be if I get sick again, but this time worse.  

Low points are not any fun, but they are inevitable so I have brainstormed ways to cope.  The best thing I think I could do for myself would be to what I do at home.  This normally involves relaxing—lying down and doing nothing or reading a book.  I could also journal—which I have been doing for my Spanish 300 class or blog—which my family and friends back home are reading.  If I brave the heat or the darkness I could take a walk or if outdoors is not a possibility I could Skype home.