Friday, July 30, 2010
Visa? Tuition? Ticket? Check!
A few months ago I bought my plane ticket. I recieved my study permit (visa) last week. Today, I mailed out my tuition check. All of sudden, my semester abroad is creeping up on me! Crazy isn't it? Everything is feeling so real now. All I have left to do is buy some misc. things like an adapter and I'll be good to go. Only 21 days until I leave!!!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Sail Away From the Safe Harbor
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain
As you all know, I will be spending fall semester of 2010 studying in Durban, South Africa through SIT. My classes will be centered on public health, ethnographic research, and cultural studies. I'll also learn Zulu! Through out my journey I'll be living in several homestays both urban and rural. Through this program, I'll be completing an independent study that will be used as the topic for my senior thesis in Anthropology. But not everything about this program is purely academic: I want to grow as person while I'm there. I'm a deep believer that seeing other cultures and experiencing a totally different world helps transform a person into a more well rounded human being. I want to fully enjoy and experience every moment available to me.
So as I embark on this journey, I'll share all of my experiences with you through this blog. Some moments will be amazing while others might be stressful or challenging. Regardless, I expect this experience to be a life changing one and I want all of you, my family and friends, to be with me along the way. Through out the pre-trip departure process as well as the journey itself, I'll keep all of you posted!
Love,
Leah
As you all know, I will be spending fall semester of 2010 studying in Durban, South Africa through SIT. My classes will be centered on public health, ethnographic research, and cultural studies. I'll also learn Zulu! Through out my journey I'll be living in several homestays both urban and rural. Through this program, I'll be completing an independent study that will be used as the topic for my senior thesis in Anthropology. But not everything about this program is purely academic: I want to grow as person while I'm there. I'm a deep believer that seeing other cultures and experiencing a totally different world helps transform a person into a more well rounded human being. I want to fully enjoy and experience every moment available to me.
So as I embark on this journey, I'll share all of my experiences with you through this blog. Some moments will be amazing while others might be stressful or challenging. Regardless, I expect this experience to be a life changing one and I want all of you, my family and friends, to be with me along the way. Through out the pre-trip departure process as well as the journey itself, I'll keep all of you posted!
Love,
Leah
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