At long last,
I have arrived in the Granite city-- Aberdeen. After a seven hour train ride across the United Kingdom, I m
ade it! Following an uneventful flight into London, I was able to make it to the Eckerd Study Centre for a quick visit with my fellow Eckerdites and Professor Melchor. It was great to see familiar faces a continent away! I opted for travel by train to Aberdeen because, even with the length of the trip, I knew it would give me a great oppoirtunity to see the country that I will be living in for the coming year. By flying, I felt I would miss all the hidden treasures and scenic views that the British countryside has to offer, and I must say it was a journey well worth the time.
After I arrived, I had the chance to begin exploring the city, and I couldn't help but think back on my experiences during my semester in London. Just walking around among the towering, ancient buildings, I felt a sense of home again, an excitment of "being British" again. I thought back to what one of my Eckerd mentors said to me, that the experience I had in London gave them the ability to see me grow and blossom into an adult and global citizen and was a transformation that was an experience to watch. And I must agree, that was
an experience that opened my eyes to the world and I return to in many conversations and fond memories. So I hope that this year can serve in the same capacity. And I can't help but think it will. Since I stand in the face of a new city, truly by myself, this is the opportunity to "invent" myself to a new community not knowing me, but more, in inventing myself to others, I should be able to find out who I am and where I am going for the future. As graduation can be a daunting task to face, so can beginning again, but taking me outside of my comfort zone, they are experiences that will last a lifetime and shape who I am and will become.
So here's to hoping not only to a great year academically but in personal growth as well. Once I get a new battery for my camera I'll post new pictures of my new life. Here's to the journey not the destination!
I have arrived in the Granite city-- Aberdeen. After a seven hour train ride across the United Kingdom, I m
ade it! Following an uneventful flight into London, I was able to make it to the Eckerd Study Centre for a quick visit with my fellow Eckerdites and Professor Melchor. It was great to see familiar faces a continent away! I opted for travel by train to Aberdeen because, even with the length of the trip, I knew it would give me a great oppoirtunity to see the country that I will be living in for the coming year. By flying, I felt I would miss all the hidden treasures and scenic views that the British countryside has to offer, and I must say it was a journey well worth the time.After I arrived, I had the chance to begin exploring the city, and I couldn't help but think back on my experiences during my semester in London. Just walking around among the towering, ancient buildings, I felt a sense of home again, an excitment of "being British" again. I thought back to what one of my Eckerd mentors said to me, that the experience I had in London gave them the ability to see me grow and blossom into an adult and global citizen and was a transformation that was an experience to watch. And I must agree, that was
an experience that opened my eyes to the world and I return to in many conversations and fond memories. So I hope that this year can serve in the same capacity. And I can't help but think it will. Since I stand in the face of a new city, truly by myself, this is the opportunity to "invent" myself to a new community not knowing me, but more, in inventing myself to others, I should be able to find out who I am and where I am going for the future. As graduation can be a daunting task to face, so can beginning again, but taking me outside of my comfort zone, they are experiences that will last a lifetime and shape who I am and will become.So here's to hoping not only to a great year academically but in personal growth as well. Once I get a new battery for my camera I'll post new pictures of my new life. Here's to the journey not the destination!
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