Europe

  • Author’s Note: the main content of this post was composed before my departure. Perfectionism has delayed the submission of the post, but c’est la vie, or whatever the equivalent Italian phrase is.   “When do you leave?” he asks, quietly. “May eleventh.” I reply, equally as quietly. We sit in a stunned silence, realizing that…

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  • Bonjour! That’s the only French I know and I seriously doubt it will get me through three weeks in France. Although it is relatively easy to pick up enough phrases to get by, it is much harder to pick up an entire culture in three weeks. I decided to go on this study abroad trip…

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  • Between preparing for Europe and studying for finals, the last few weeks have been a grind and somewhat unnerving. However, I think the stress of finals have prevented me from becoming so anxious about my trip. My biggest concern going into the Toulouse program is my inability to speak any French. Fortunately, CAES orchestrated a…

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  • Growing up in a small town of roughly 6000 people in north Georgia, leaving the country for three weeks to stay in France will be quite an adjustment. I feel that the toughest part of this trip will be the language barrier. In different parts of the US, I have experienced a language barrier due…

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  • The time is 11:38. I just arrived home from participating in UGA’s Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony and in a little less than 12 hours, will board a plan to embark on my final adventure as an AgDawg. To say that I am excited would be a large understatement. To say that I am nervous would be…

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  • I leave for France in approximately t-43 hours… it hasn’t fully processed yet and I am slightly stressing about all that needs to happen before I leave.  This is the busiest time in UGA Housing, and my time as an RA is ticking down, but checkouts have kept me occupied for the past week and…

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  • Before

    It’s 12:15 am the day I leave for my study abroad and I just started packing, in my typical procrastinator fashion. Ironically, I’m very much the planner, I just continually put off carrying out those plans. I told myself that I would try to change that before studying abroad, but clearly that didn’t happen. I…

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  • So I am headed for the airport at this very moment. It hasn’t set in that I am going to be flying to Italy in a few short hours! I must admit the part I am most worried about is the state of my luggage. Did I forget anything? Did I overpack?(yes I most definitely…

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  • As I comfortably relax back home, kicking my feet up on an ottoman, I reflect on how thankful I am that finals are over. Although I no longer have finals on my mind, I can think of nothing else but the date May 11th. That is the day that I’ll be boarding a plane and…

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  • Bon voyage!

    As I am sitting in the airport gate, waiting for my flight to arrive, I finally feel like I can breathe and relax! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. Between finals, finding a new place to live, and planning this trip to Toulouse, I feel like I’ve been going nuts! Last night was filled…

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