Introduction

At this very moment, one month from now, I will be on a plane. To where, you ask? Auckland, New Zealand.

I am currently a sophomore in college about to embark on a 5 month adventure. Traveling is a dream of mine, and I am happy to be able to study abroad in such a beautiful place. Understandably, I am both nervous and excited. I have found myself about to go to a whole other country by myself, when I have never even been on a plane before!

Yikes… Well, there’s a first time for everything, right?

Regardless, this opportunity is unreal. It is an outdoorswoman’s dream. I cannot even begin to explain how excited I am. I want to do so much with my time there. I want to explore, read, understand, and fall in love with the people I meet along the way as well as the country itself.

Mostly, I am creating this blog for the friends and family that wish to keep up with me and my travels abroad. However, I am hoping that others will stumble upon this blog looking for the inside scoop on the study abroad experience from the point of view of yours truly :)

*As an introduction, I wanted this post to sound a tad more formal. For the posts proceeding this one, be prepared for more animated inner thoughts and humor that sounds funnier in my head. You’re welcome, in advance.

alright, later homies