I will begin my blog by writing my first post in Chicago. It is now just under two weeks before I depart for Russia. Right now, it is hard to know what to feel: excitement, disbelief, nervousness. These are feelings that seem to cycle day to day. Over the course of winter break, I have been tying up the loose ends: dealing with banks, plane tickets, clothes (although, I have not yet packed), visas...there is just so much about which to think and do.
As the date draws nearer, it is hard for me to fathom that this is really happening. I have waited six and a half years to study abroad and time has, to use another cliche, flown by. I want these next two weeks to pass, I want to go, I want to be there in Russia...I do not want to wait. However, at the same time, I need things to slow down. Fall semester 2011 came and went, now this winter break is soon to conclude, and I do not want to rush it. Time passes quickly. It certainly will while I am abroad. I will blink, and it will be over. Before I know it, I will be sitting at my desk at home in Chicago, concluding this blog...or at least this chapter in my life. But so much will happen between now and then. There is no better way that I can put it, all I know is, I am ready for what is about to unfold.
Lastly, I want to thank my family, friends, professors, and everyone else who have helped me and encouraged me in the long and tedious application process; who have had faith in me and continue to have faith in me to succeed.
That is all for now, I will see you all in Russia!
As the date draws nearer, it is hard for me to fathom that this is really happening. I have waited six and a half years to study abroad and time has, to use another cliche, flown by. I want these next two weeks to pass, I want to go, I want to be there in Russia...I do not want to wait. However, at the same time, I need things to slow down. Fall semester 2011 came and went, now this winter break is soon to conclude, and I do not want to rush it. Time passes quickly. It certainly will while I am abroad. I will blink, and it will be over. Before I know it, I will be sitting at my desk at home in Chicago, concluding this blog...or at least this chapter in my life. But so much will happen between now and then. There is no better way that I can put it, all I know is, I am ready for what is about to unfold.
Lastly, I want to thank my family, friends, professors, and everyone else who have helped me and encouraged me in the long and tedious application process; who have had faith in me and continue to have faith in me to succeed.
That is all for now, I will see you all in Russia!
