In about eight hours, I will finally be en route to SAN FRAN! I am so looking forward to getting to see this city - for the history, the music, the art...I am trying hard not to get too excited, but I am just sure that I will love it.
I've been diligently - okay, sporadically - reading my two gifted guidebooks and looking up things to do and see online. I know that I will be doing work during the day, but I expect/hope to have a good bit of free time, as well.
Tomorrow will hold nearly 11 combined hours in airports and airplanes, but that's okay, because [if all goes according to plan] I will be in the "City that Knows How." (Yeah...I don't really get it, either.) I AM SO EXCITED!
12 May 2010
26 March 2010
I'm going to San Francisco!
And yes, I fully plan to wear a flower in my hair!
I have been accepted to participate in "May by the Bay": The Rhetoric of Social Activism, a May term class led by Furman's Dr. O'Rourke (yes, the same guy with whom I will travel to Scotland next spring. I hope that he's cool!) from May 12 - June 2.
The class will consist of archival and cataloging work at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute at Stanford and at the H. K. Yun Institute at Berkeley as well as interviewing current social activists in small teams and subsequently creating a documentary. We will traveling a good bit between Palo Alto, San Francisco, Berkeley, etc., but we will be using some of our free time to see the sights of San Francisco.
Many people are going on this trip because they are Comm majors, they have a connection to the area, etc....I consider it a pilgrimage home. My mom surprised me over spring break with a short Frisco travel guide, and it sounds SO COOL. I'm pumped!
This is Furman's second-ever May Experience. This is also my second time participating in it - I LOVED taking Geography & Sports last year! - but this will be my first time studying away for said term. This is also my first time studying away from Furman and staying in the U.S.
I have been accepted to participate in "May by the Bay": The Rhetoric of Social Activism, a May term class led by Furman's Dr. O'Rourke (yes, the same guy with whom I will travel to Scotland next spring. I hope that he's cool!) from May 12 - June 2.
The class will consist of archival and cataloging work at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute at Stanford and at the H. K. Yun Institute at Berkeley as well as interviewing current social activists in small teams and subsequently creating a documentary. We will traveling a good bit between Palo Alto, San Francisco, Berkeley, etc., but we will be using some of our free time to see the sights of San Francisco.
Many people are going on this trip because they are Comm majors, they have a connection to the area, etc....I consider it a pilgrimage home. My mom surprised me over spring break with a short Frisco travel guide, and it sounds SO COOL. I'm pumped!
This is Furman's second-ever May Experience. This is also my second time participating in it - I LOVED taking Geography & Sports last year! - but this will be my first time studying away for said term. This is also my first time studying away from Furman and staying in the U.S.
I'm Studying Away...Again!
I've been admitted to Furman's Spring in Edinburgh program for 2011, and I have decided to accept!
I will spend early January through late April living in an apartment in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland while attending two classes at Edinburgh Napier University and participating in an internship - hopefully in the press, but more details are forthcoming.
There are about fifteen of us from Furman who will be traveling to the U.K. together - including two other Kappas! We plant to take three or four group trips, and we will have class taught by Furman's Dr. O'Rourke one night per week. Personally, I hope to travel a lot on the weekends - and also to get to know Edinburgh, of course. I'm a fan of day trips, and I'm a fan of cheap airfare, so we will see what I can make of it! I'm also interested in traveling a bit around Europe after the official program ends - any tips?
I will definitely be posting more about this in the future, as the departure date draws closer. We have meetings every few weeks to take care of paperwork and business things; I'm very excited to begin the course selection process and event planning. Until then - SAN FRANCISCO (check out my other new blog post.) :)
By the way, which travel guide would y'all recommend?
I will spend early January through late April living in an apartment in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland while attending two classes at Edinburgh Napier University and participating in an internship - hopefully in the press, but more details are forthcoming.
There are about fifteen of us from Furman who will be traveling to the U.K. together - including two other Kappas! We plant to take three or four group trips, and we will have class taught by Furman's Dr. O'Rourke one night per week. Personally, I hope to travel a lot on the weekends - and also to get to know Edinburgh, of course. I'm a fan of day trips, and I'm a fan of cheap airfare, so we will see what I can make of it! I'm also interested in traveling a bit around Europe after the official program ends - any tips?
I will definitely be posting more about this in the future, as the departure date draws closer. We have meetings every few weeks to take care of paperwork and business things; I'm very excited to begin the course selection process and event planning. Until then - SAN FRANCISCO (check out my other new blog post.) :)
By the way, which travel guide would y'all recommend?
31 December 2009
Reintroduction to the great state of West Virginia
As my time in my hometown begins to draw to a close, I realize how good I have it here. During these sappy holiday times of family, stress, traveling, and food, I have had a lot of time to eat, sleep, and reflect. I have seen friends from high school and college and made new ones, and each person that I see makes me appreciate my doings. I love my small, boring hometown, and I am so thankful for my opportunities to go elsewhere.
Being back in the United States has been a true adjustment for me - no sooner than I had begun to get used to life in China, I feel that I had to come back and start all over! It seems like everyone here is speaking English and using forks - WEIRD. Anyway, my friends and family have welcomed me back and helped me with my declining English skills, even through their fits of laughter. And, yes, I'm thankful for that, too.
I am very eager to get back to school, even though I will be moving in and trying to start class in the midst of sorority recruitment and excited reunions with my fellow students. I think that juggling everything will prove to be a fun challenge for me after weeks of no responsibility higher than making it to my dentist appointment!
Being back in the United States has been a true adjustment for me - no sooner than I had begun to get used to life in China, I feel that I had to come back and start all over! It seems like everyone here is speaking English and using forks - WEIRD. Anyway, my friends and family have welcomed me back and helped me with my declining English skills, even through their fits of laughter. And, yes, I'm thankful for that, too.
I am very eager to get back to school, even though I will be moving in and trying to start class in the midst of sorority recruitment and excited reunions with my fellow students. I think that juggling everything will prove to be a fun challenge for me after weeks of no responsibility higher than making it to my dentist appointment!
06 December 2009
Mission: Possible
I haven't died. I haven't forgotten about my blog. I haven't gotten lost. I haven't become too cool for the blogosphere. I haven't [totally] forgotten how to speak English!
Henceforth, I will update my blog about my last month in China...and my now ongoing adjustment to being back in the States! For now, know that I made it home safe and sound and am currently visiting Furman because I missed it a lot. I'll write again soon!
Henceforth, I will update my blog about my last month in China...and my now ongoing adjustment to being back in the States! For now, know that I made it home safe and sound and am currently visiting Furman because I missed it a lot. I'll write again soon!
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