For everyone who has asked what I will be doing here how the breakdown goes:
June I will be studying abroad through JWU with a partner school in Florence, Italy. This program we will learn from local chefs, work in a local restaurant ran by the school, and visit wineries and a parmesan cheese factory. (not too bad for a last term in college)
July 3-30 I will be backpacking through Europe (by myself).
I have a basic plan of cities I want to visit and things I want to see along the way, but we'll see where it all takes me.
Then if everything goes to plan, I will be moving to Orlando, Florida to pursue a career with The Walt Disney Company (this comes to no surprise for those who know me). I have interviewed with the company and will find out sometime in or around the month July if I got the position. (I have high hopes and a good feeling.)
I figured the best way to communicate to everyone back home would be to have a blog that allows them to follow me through my adventures. I'm not sure how often I will update this blog.. but let's see where it goes.
As of now, I have yet to start packing (in fact, i haven't unpacked my car or backpack from moving home/ NYC trip).
To kinda give an overview of what all I still need to do (and to help me figure out)
- pre departure assignments (both vocabulary and reflective paragraphs)
- Laundry
- Pack
- Shopping for last minute things
- ... Just to name a few...
Matthew - best of luck with your travels and studies abroad. Your dad would have been so proud of you! I know he's looking down on you from above with that sweet, special smile of his. You have turned in to a fine young man! And although I know I shouldn't, sometimes I still can't help but see that little blond headed Matthew who was so good at starting and playing in and with the campfires at reenactments! Again, congratulations and good luck! Can't wait to follow your journey! Crissie, Pierce, and Smith Kirby
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