Every time I tell one of my friends or family members I’m going to South Africa I get the same reaction…. “WHATTTTTTTT!”. At times I cannot believe it either, just the thought of being in a new continent for a whole semester is so exciting. I never actually thought it would happen this soon, and I figured that as a sophomore it would be too difficult or simply too early in my educational career to study abroad. Thankfully I took the necessary steps and got into the program.
At first I was extremely nervous when I found out the size of the group applying. I thought this would affect my acceptance but when the good news came I was ecstatic. I couldn’t believe I was actually going to be living a there for the spring semester of my sophomore year. It’s an experience I cannot wait to have. What worried me most in the beginning was the thought of being so far from my family and close friends but as more and more information on the activities and internship came those worries began to fade. I cannot wait to be in a country completely new and unfamiliar to me. Any time I traveled abroad the native language has been either my first or second language. This is what excites me most about going to Africa; learning about a new culture and how they cope with the conditions they live in. As Americans we tend to become so comfortable with our lives and forget about the rest of the world and in most cases forget about these people that only dream to have the luxuries we do.
I know this experience is going to change my perspective on life in so many different ways and I cannot wait to come back and share this with everyone back home!
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