So, as many of you know, I will be going to Wales in a little less than 2 months!!! I will be studying abroad at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (or in Welsh, Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd - don't ask me how to pronounce that...). It is a direct exchange through my school, CSU Long Beach, and is specifically for my major, Kinesiology. The great thing about it being specifically for my major is that I will be taking classes for my major instead of just GE's. Usually, students are required to apply for this program the Spring semester before they would be leaving (i.e. a year in advance). For me, however, this was not the case. There was only one student that applied for the program this past Spring. The school wanted some more students to go, so they called for a second set of applications this September. As you may have guessed, I applied the second time around and just found out in October that I will be participating!! So far, everything has been crazy fast and I still have SO much to do before I leave, but I am really thankful for the opportunity and looking forward to many adventures and experiences that the semester will offer! I am beyond excited to learn about their culture and see the differences from ours, as well as the traveling opportunities I will have (a 3 week spring break!!). I will be leaving early January and returning early June! Prayer is ALWAYS a good thing and I need all the prayer I can get! Prayer for safe travels, that I get everything together and take care of things that need to be done before I leave, that I won't get too homesick :/ and that it will just be an overall amazing semester!
Anyways, I'm making this blog so I can post pictures and thoughts/experiences/amazingness while I am over there! I'm hoping to post on a pretty regular basis... enjoy!
love, emily :)
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