Take me HOOOOOMMEEEEEEE!!!! (cue guitar rif)
Announcement: I got into Servicio en las Américas! ¡Estoy muy emocionada, especialmente porque el viaje es gratis!
For anyone who is unfamiliar with what I’m talking about, Servicio is a first-year program offered by DePauw. It’s a mix between a study abroad program/community service program/Spanish immersion trip. I’ll spend two weeks down at DePauw doing community service in Greencastle and the surrounding area and hopefully meeting new friends, fingers crossed! And I’ll have a preview of campus life since I’ll be staying in a dorm on campus and everything, so I’m super excited. I just hope I don’t get tired of it already.
After those two weeks are up, I fly down to Panama for another two weeks doing more community service! I’ve only been out of the US once to Canada on my way to Alaska, so I’m really nervous about international travel. BUT I know this will get me more familiar with international travel so I can go all over the world in the future! In addition, I have to speak ONLY SPANISH the whole time! I was two points off from being placed in the top level Spanish class at DePauw, but to say I’m rusty is an understatement.
Being away from home for a month is nerve wracking, especially since I don’t know anyone in my group, but I think it’ll be a great opportunity for me to explore and grow as a person. Will I miss everyone back home? Sure. But I won’t be home all the time once I go off to college. Learning to be alone is something everyone needs to experience.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
Excited for the future, even more excited today bc I’ll be in Cali tomorrow 🙂 big things are ahead, I’m sure of it. Updates to come, stay tuned!
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