Hello world! And welcome to the beginings of an adventure! I'm a Junior History and English double major with a minor in Spanish. I may never graduate, but since I don't know what I want to be when I grow up, I'm not worried about it.
The world is a big place; people forget that because of a ridiculous amoung of globalization and shrinking due to the internet, cell phones, cable tv. Because of all the technology we have available to us, in a way, the world is getting smaller. We can skype with our friends across the country or around the world. We don't have to wait for a letter to come in the mail, e-mail delivers mail almost instantantly. Text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, they have brought us closer together and yet further apart.
In four months..yes four months, I will have enough stuff (needed and unneeded) to live for 8 months in Argentina. I will be somewhere between home and Buenos Aires, most likely in the Miami airport. AHHHH!! I'm so excited! It's going to be one of the most intense, frightening, and awesome school year of my life.Of course, I'm going to Argentina to learn Spanish. But I hope that on this trip I will be able to break out of the steriotypical "American" way of life and become more aware of the people around me and understand the world from a global stand point, not just from my narrow "Americanized" view.
Pretty soon I'm going to be speaking Spanish like it was nothing. I've still got a few kinks to work out, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm going and I'm going to have a blast! I'm so thankful to be in a position and going to a University that allows me to study abroad. It's costing me more to go abroad, but I don't care! This opportunity isn't something I'm going to be able to do later in life. I have time now, so I need to take it!
At the end of this month I'm going to find out if I received the Gilman International Scholarship. If you haven't heard of this scholarship and you're considering studying abroad (college students) check them out! It's not hard to apply and you can get a pretty decent amount of funds for your trip. Anyway, I find out soon if I received the scholarship which will help me greatly in covering the costs. Keeping my fingers crossed and praying that I get it!
Keep me in your prayers as I prepare for this trip. I'm soooo excited!!
Until next time!
