Getting Started | Education Abroad GeoBlog

Hey everyone,

I’m sitting here on my couch watching The King’s Speech (pretty good so far), and I figured I should write my introductory entry for the GeoBlog – I’ve been putting it off long enough. I guess I’ll start off with a little bit about myself. I’m going into my fourth year at Penn State – majoring in Engineering Science and minoring in Engineering Leadership and Spanish. I say fourth year and not senior year, because I added a fifth year (or victory lap, if you will) to make the most of my undergraduate experience. Most of all, I did it so I could study abroad.

This fall I’ll be studying in Alicante, Spain, in CIEE’s Spanish Liberal Arts Program.

It’s an advanced Spanish program focused on total immersion – I figure the only real way to learn a language is to live it, and that’s exactly what I’ll be doing. Am I nervous? More than I care to admit…I often wonder if all the Spanish classes I’ve taken so far have adequately prepared me to live in a Spanish-speaking country. They say you have to step outside of your comfort zone to grow as a person – what about a giant leap? I guess we’ll find out…but it’s a challenge I’m looking forward to.

The movie just ended, and man it was really good – definitely check out The King’s Speech if you haven’t yet. Well, I’m outta here for now.

Location: King of Prussia, PA

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