The First of Many

You may be wondering why I would start my blog a little less than a year before I actually leave to study abroad in Madrid, Spain through IES, and my answer is why not show the whole process leading up to all of the adventure: applying, registering for classes, getting my visa, and of course finding out about my host family! On Thursday the 22nd of April I turned in my entire application to study abroad during the spring of 2011, my junior year. As of now I hope to return to the place I fell in love with almost 4 years ago to the day. I have pursued Spanish as my career of choice as well as international business, and I hope that I gain an infinite amount of experience while abroad. On the right hand side of the blog is a list of things I want to accomplish within my time abroad and a little bit while I'm still here in the states. My goal is to try to accomplish all of these things, so here goes nothing!