One week until I leave for my semester abroad! The countdown has begun…
I have my plane tickets, my passport, my visa and my global eurail pass. That’s all I need, right? Wrong. I have several disclaimers before I start my experience abroad.
I don’t speak any French. Thankfully, I will be taking a French 101 class while abroad. However, I have currently only made it to level 2 on Duolingo…
I don’t know anyone in my program. Because this program is through Georgia Tech and not Vanderbilt, I haven’t met anyone I will be spending the next 4 months with. Hopefully, I will make some friends? TBD.
I didn’t attend a single orientation meeting. Again, all program specific orientation meetings were held at Georgia Tech, so I was unable to attend any of them. I was able to obtain the materials shared during these meetings and there will be a final orientation meeting once I arrive in Metz.
I still have no idea what I will be doing with my cell phone. European plan, global plan, new phone? I’ll let y’all know once I figure it out.
I had no idea Luxembourg was a country. I am flying into Luxembourg, the closest airport to Metz. It wasn’t until after I booked my plane tickets that I learned Luxembourg wasn’t just a city, but also a country. Whoops!
I haven’t read a single travel guide. I have no idea where I want to go, what I want to see or things I want to do.
For those of you that know me, this is VERY uncharacteristic. I am a researcher, a planner and a list-maker. However, this whole experience has been freeing. I will check back in later about the success of my lack of planning.
Current motto: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
Little Swan, Big World 