Literally
the second after reading the blog prompt for this week I thought to myself,
“Wait a second, is someone trying to be a sneaky wee cat here by reposting an
earlier prompt?” Then I realized that although we have never been specifically
asked to answer the question: “How will this next semester help me reach my
vocational/career and other goals?,” our entire course has been centered around
this thought for months. It’s here! The very last blog prompt! Now I have time
to focus on more important things like….oh wait. I’m leaving for the UK when
the semester is over. WHAT. That’s a pretty scary thought. So that’s like 39
days. Or 936 hours. Or 52,565,760 seconds. Ok so I’m totally going overboard
here and having a freak-out moment while doing a good job of completely avoiding
answering the question that suddenly brought upon my panicky feelings. So as I
was prompted to write…
In reality,
Napier University is (ready for some awesome imagery?) the key that will unlock
the door of a learning experience to reveal more than I had ever dreamed of
learning. From my first step off the plane in January - when I arrive - to May - when I plan to
depart with my heavy, bulging luggage, I know that without a doubt I will have
just experienced the most developmental five months of my life so far, both
emotionally and mentally.
On an academic level, I have spent very
long, very tedious hours grouchily looking up classes that would
pair with Maryville College courses so that my semester credit hours would transfer
back for core and major requirement credit. I arrived as a freshman here with
seventeen elective credits, and I don’t need another single one of those babies.
My advisor, who was only trying to set me up for success, asked me to
re-compare Napier classes to Maryville College classes three times. THREE
TIMES. This was probably the most frustrating part of the process.
When I get
home in late spring, studying abroad will have helped me reach at least one of
my vocational goals: maybe I will be making plans to attend Napier’s Master’s
program for Environmental Studies, or maybe my course work there will lead me
in another direction. When I’m at
Napier, sitting in the hard, plastic library seats, only then will I know
exactly what classes are available to take. I am prepared with a list of eight, and I intend to take
three or four. Since my advisor
helped me do all that work on the front end, I will be able to graduate on
time, and get my dream job of being the director of the EBWA, Environmental
Basket Weaving Association. Snicker. I’m totally joking. I still have no idea
what I want to do. But I do know that studying abroad anywhere in the world is
going to provide information, situations, feelings, friends and memories that
cannot be equaled. So what am I expecting to gain? Everything. I’m going into
this next semester with an open mind, and I can’t wait to begin.
But really
you guys. This was our last blog prompt, and 52,565,760 seconds really isn’t
that much time…
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