Hi Mom and Dad! How have you been doing? Sorry i haven't been able to write to you in a while, I've been so busy with school. I was really nervous about going to college so far away from here I love Aurora College. I was really surprised with how cold it is in Inuvik, NT but I guess it makes sense considering i’m in the Southern Arctic ecozone. Around here the average temperature is -28°C in the winter and 10℃ in the summer which really sucks since the winters are really long and summers are short…
My recent trip to Belgium as a student was a one in a lifetime experience. I appreciate you choosing me to be one of the students to represent Monroe College. I was able to experience a diverse learning curriculum. I traveled to 10 different Countries and met tons of new peers and friends. Unfortunately, that experience is over, the last exam has been taken and my grade is now final. We spoke on the phone briefly while I was in Belgium and recently after I returned to New York. I made you aware…
After leaving my high school life behind me, I looked for a way to escape my dreary surroundings. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and even if I had, I had no plan to achieve them. I spent my last year trying to enjoy my time and desiring that other people invited me to be in their company that I had no plan for when that last school bell rang. When it finally rang out, I was again lost. The only difference was that I no longer had classes. Going to Rock Valley rectified that. Like…
Before I went to City College,I made the most important decision of my life. I decided to go to a university, but I didn’t know which university should I go? I still remember when I was a high school student my college counselor told me “Ensure that the school is a perfect match for you.” At that time I wasn’t sure where should I go. Although I felt like I was not ready for university I still had to make a choice. I submitted my application to SF State University without any hesitation. After I submitted…
When it comes to spending time outdoors, my family prevails over all others. My dad sees every opportunity for a camping, hiking, canoeing, anything-outdoors trip and seizes it. Ever since I was old enough to walk, we have been traveling to visit national parks and hiking trails. I always enjoy camping with my family, but sometimes these trips don’t go as intended. This time, we decided to travel to Sipsey, Alabama. Briefer than our usual trips, we were only going to park, hike to a campsite…
Over the summer before my senior year in high school, I was given an amazing opportunity to go to Nicaragua. I was able to expand my spanish vocabulary by teaching a class of adults and children english, talking with many of the locals and venders. The service learning program I went with was Global Glimpse. We learned more about the day to day life of the locals in a third world country. For the service part of the trip we helped improve a local school.We redid the bathrooms, classrooms, and the…
For most Florida residents, we look forward to those long weekends or holidays where we know we can make the trip to Orlando for a few days of fun and excitement. Orlando isn't known as a city, but rather, the “place with all the parks”. With UCF's location right next to this city we hold as a get-away, it makes it extremely unique and even beats out many colleges for simply being so close to a vacation we've all longed to be on. Being so near Universal and Disney can even feel like home, and when…
Paulo, Brazil to watch my favorite sport: soccer. For months before the trip started, I dreamed about the skyscrapers and the stadiums and the passionate fans I expected from all over the world. Little did I know that what I was about to experience in those 10 days was nothing like I anticipated. The day of our first game was two days into our trip. I clutched my blue and yellow ticket tightly in my hand as we boarded the train to go to the stadium. “So many people,” I said to my dad. After a short…
My family and I went on a trip to Pennsylvania, Florida for my little cousin birthday. My heart was rushing and my face was lit up from the excitement that filled the room. I asked my mom can I bring two of my friends Patrick and Camarius, she said yes and all thirty two pearls lined up across my face. It was my first time traveling with my family and my last time. I never want to witness anything like the trip to Florida with my family ever again. As we drove up, I sat in the hard back seat with…
days of my trip to Haiti, I will be staying with a house family in Delmas 83. Their house is roughly a twenty minute drive from the Port-au-Prince International Airport and around a forty minute drive from the orphanage I will be volunteering at. There are many museums, markets, craft villages, art galleries, restaurants, and shops local to the areas that I plan on staying in throughout my trip. There, I can meet and talk with individuals native to Haiti. I will be spending the most of my trip volunteering…