by Taylor King
One personal goal
of mine when I study abroad is to become more fluent in the Spanish
language. I want to be fully
immersed in the Hispanic, Latin American culture, with natives as well as other
international students. Hopefully
if I travel to study in Costa Rica, I wish to volunteer near the University and
reach out socially through a volunteer program to meet new people. I am super excited about this
experience; however, I am a bit nervous about my placement due to the fact that
it is not one hundred percent that I am going to Costa Rica to study. This month of September will be the
most difficult for me just because of the wait to find out my placement for a
new university. Three things I
will be wanting to do to maximize my experience will be to travel to
surrounding countries near my placement, learn the native slang phrases and
words, as well as bond with my host family to become close and make a forever
lasting relationship.
Being a Spanish
major I am required to study abroad; however I have wanted to travel and have
known I was going to in the future since I was a freshman in high school. I have only been to one country since
then, but I plan to make a pilgrimage to as many different places as I can on
my study abroad experience with there. Before I go, I would like to learn the money exchange
system and more about the most used travel system in the country that I visit
whether it is foot traffic, bus, train, or car. After I get back I would like to learn from my professor and
peers how much more Spanish I have learned and if or if not I have picked up
any dialect or accent in my Spanish speech.
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