"Congratulations! On behalf of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education, I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to participate in the Cultural Connections: Causes of Globalization and Consequences on Systems study abroad program for Summer I."
Last week an e-mail arrived stating that I was officially accepted into the program and my reaction: I SCREAMED!!!! Many emotions went into that scream first and foremost excitement I cannot believe that my commitment to something this big has actually stuck and paid off. Yet at the same time I was nervous.
Looking back at the past two months I have been busy plugging away at my project proposal and reading numerous books on how to conduct research correctly and about the culture I will be immersed in. I cannot wait to share my final proposal with all of you that continue to follow this journey. I should have the final product finished tomorrow, which is nuts. A three month process is slowly coming to an end. Aside from working on my proposal I have been working with my mentor Sara Summy on it all, she has done a phenomenal job at keeping me focused and helping me through not only my project but school as well.
Looking ahead I have lots more work to do! Tomorrow I will wrap up my proposal and submit it in on Wednesday. I will commit to the program on Wednesday and have an informational meeting Wednesday night to work out all the details including flights, room and board, etc. Holy cow!! And yes since I will be abroad I have to go to the health center for a pre-departure screening and I will find out all the shots and medication I will need to take prior and during my trip. If any of you know my two weaknesses those are birds and taking pills---- my ability or lack there of taking pills is pathetic and this trip will hopefully make me better at this...!
Regardless of what nerves, fears, excitement I may feel I would not be here without the support of friends and family. The continued support and love and excitement I feel from those around me puts this whole trip back into perspective and continues to motivate me to keep on keeping on with all the preparation thus far.
I will be posting more often now, between the lesson plans and papers I will keep you all posted. Keep an eye out for a post on saving pop cans for me. I gotta pay for this somehow! Every little bit counts!!
Thank you all for the support and love up until this point, everything is falling into place and in the way it was supposed to. This is meant to be, its a freaky, exciting thing!!
Happy Monday!!!
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