Holiday From Real

Everyone keeps asking me if spending four months in a foreign country scares me. The answer is absolutely. The thought of leaving everything I know for such a long period of time scares the bejesus out of me, but that's also what makes it so exciting. While this trip is going to be a great way to improve my language skills, see new places, and meet new people, the aspect I'm most excited about is finding out who I can be when I'm outside of my comfort zone. I'm looking at this semester as an opportunity to figure out exactly who I am and what I'm capable of being. I'm positive that there will be times when I wish I never signed up for the trip and times where I want to jump on a plane back home to the people and places I left behind. But I'm also positive that in the end it's all going to be worth it and that I'll gain much more than I'll lose.

All new people. All new places. All new experiences. All new me.

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard everyone would do it. The 'hard' is what makes it great."

--Jimmy Dugan