Traveling to London is something that I have envisioned for years. I can’t believe that I am going to be there in less than a week (and staying for 4 months!). I am full of both excitement and anxiety as I am preparing to leaving the United States until April. I am anxious to leave…
China: Post #5
After my experience in China and I good re-reading of my first blog: I still believe that one identity is a representation of the society you were raised in and I am more amazed by this statement, since, while onboard I meet more people like me with a “mix and match” identity and even though, we…
Oh The Places I’ll Go
As I welcome in the new year, I also welcome the new and exciting prospects it holds. Some of these prospects will be challenging, like my internship and new classes, but equally as exciting. It seems like just yesterday when I decided to look into study abroad opportunities. I started the school year with the…
Final Reflection
Looking back at my original ruminations about my identity and the impact it has on my experiences, I find myself to be only partially correct. Over the last four months, I have discovered much about my own identity, as well as the role identity plays in the relations between people, ethnic/religious groups, and even nations. …
11 Days Until I Leave For Rome by Allison van Tilborgh
It is not the fear of a foreign land, language, or culture that frightens me. It is the feeling of doing something on my own.
Leaving to London
Traveling to London has always been a dream of mine, that I never thought would come true. I know that this opportunity is once in a lifetime and I will have to face challenges that take me out of my comfort zone. Coming from someone who has lived in a sort of bubble, surrounded by…
a final see you later.
I really did not want to leave Australia at all. If I spend the holidays over here alone I would have been content. I miss it so much already, and I miss being on my own in practically a whole new world. Studying abroad has been literally the best thing I have ever done in…
coming to an end, but more like a new beginning
It is a strange feeling being done with school in early November, something I have never experienced. I have a full two months off before classes start back up at Rollins. I am going to miss everything here, my life, my friends, and just being gone from home. I haven’t really left the US ever…
Regreso de España
I have been back in Orlando for a little less than two weeks now. The truth is, I have heavily avoided writing this final blog post because I wasn’t ready to accept that my wonderful study abroad experience has come to an end. It’s hard to find the words to describe how my time in…
T-Minus 9 days until take off
As my arrival date to London quickly approaches, I am filled with both excitement and nervousness. I am excited for all of the things that I am currently expecting to gain from my experience, and for which I’m not even sure to expect. I’ve been given a lot of advice from friends, family members, neighbors,…