Journey to the London Decision

Welcome! I am not much of a blogger and this will probably end up being mostly pictures because I am definitely more of a photographer than a writer, but I have had a few request from people that I keep a blog and I think its a great journaling tool as well. I thought I would start this blog off with how I decided to go to London and study abroad. It was quite the process.

During my freshman year of college my mom asked me, "Abbie, would you ever want to do a study abroad?" I totally brushed her off. I thought that was not for me and there was no way I would survive on a study abroad and didn't even think about it again for a while. The summer after my sophomore year I found myself, on my bed, looking for study abroad opportunities on the Kennedy Center website. Turns out to apply for a fall semester you have to do it by January, so I was well past the deadline. 

London was definitely my first choice at the time. I am an English minor and love all things literature, history and music. The problem was the program for the next semester was all art and acting instead of literature and history. It didn't sound as good so I looked at other options. Eventually I found the perfect fit. A study abroad to Ghana. It was perfect for me. I didn't want to be gone for a long time because my little brother was graduating and going on his mission, and this study abroad was only 3 weeks. You didn't have to learn a language, or have any special background. To make a long story short; I applied, got in and went to Ghana last summer on a study abroad. 

After that I didn't think I would go on another study abroad, but found myself researching it again and it was all the classes I knew I would love and I had no commitments in the near future so I was set to go. I didn't know if it was what I really wanted so I applied sort of as a back up plan, not as my number one dream come true. The next week I had an interview with the two program directors. We talked for almost 45 minutes and when I left I knew I was going to London. A week later I got an email telling me I was accepted. It hasn't been an easy journey. I have thought about not going several times, I have a lot to leave behind for 3 and a half months. But that is a story for another day. Overall I am very excited and feel very blessed.

I leave Monday, January 6 at 5am for London, England. Here's to my final college semester abroad.