Travel Day
Entry 1 Why I decided to study abroad: Studying abroad is honestly pretty far out of my comfort zone, and I think most people that know me were shocked by my decision. There were several motivators for a semester in Spain such as finishing my minor and learning history from a non-American perspective, but it mostly came down to: when am I ever going to get an opportunity like this again? Likely at no other point in life will I have so few responsibilities or the financial ability to afford a four-month long trip. I couldn't pass up an opportunity that good, so I just ignored the rest of my brain which was terrified at the thought of being on an entirely different continent from everyone I know for four months, with conversational language skills in Spanish, at best. Pre-departure: I both over prepared and procrastinated at the same time so fingers crossed that cancels out and everything will be fine. I read several articles and watched at ...