Reflection
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This trip will be my first time leaving the country (excluding the times of crossing over the border into Canada as an infant). I am not so much as nervous about the actual flight than I am about how long we are supposed to be on the flight. 9 hours. Being a detail oriented person,…
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Beef: it’s what’s for dinner. And by that I mean every dinner. Coming from a place that is the top broiler producing state in the country, it was a big surprise seeing the amount of beef that the people of Uruguay consume each day. We learned our first day here that the cattle to human…
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The internet in the dorms in Cortona is AWFUL. So I’m going to pretend I’m reflecting during the trip. The days are long. I wake up at 7:30am everyday. I share a bathroom with 6 other girls. One mirror between 7 girls gets interesting. We have breakfast provided. It consists of yogurt, crusty rolls, Italian…
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This is a lot more stressful than I had anticipated. I didn’t realize that I would have to do so much preparation. There is this huge list of things that I have to get in order before I leave and I don’t know if it willl all get done in time. I have to study for finals,…