Yeah yeah, whatever about this study abroad stuff: going out to see the world, making new friends, broadening my horizons, blah blah blah we’ve all heard it already. Truth is, I have been (slightly uncomfortably) settled on one continent for a little too long now and it’s time to stretch myself out. My academic priorities finally line up with that itch to stretch and now, I’m off!
For the fall I’ll be spending my time in Egypt, mostly in the city of Alexandria. For the spring, it’ll be Menton, France. Between now and next summer there are sure to be a few things going down. Not all of it will be academic– if all goes well.
I am writing this blog for 3 reasons:
- to let my friends and family see what I’m up to.
- to synthesize the experience for myself. There are a lot of things I can and will experience over the course of this year and writing about it–plus taking photos, videos, and doing research–can be a helpful way to digest it all. I am not expecting sparkles and sunshine at every turn, nor am I expecting torrents of misery, but there will be ups and downs to this year. At least i can regroup here whatever way things turn out.
- to improve my writing
I want to soak up as much as I can. Basically, I hope to be a cultural sponge.
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