A Constant Traveller

So I'd like to dedicate this first blog posting to my parents, and really in a way, to their parents, who got them started with travelling from young ages just like they did with me.

Travelling is just something I do. I love going on trips and vacations and field studies. I travel every chance I get. My first airplane excursion was at the age of 10. I was flying back home for my first day of fifth grade. I was scared beyond belief.

Since then I've been on 17 different flights, and at the end of this summer, when I fly from Detroit to Raleigh, I will have marked my 30th flight. Aside from jet-setting the globe, I've been up and down the east coast, visiting Maine to Florida and back home to North Carolina. I've spent time in over 26 states, visiting multiple times to New York City and Washington, D.C. My first time spent out of the country was to New Zealand and Australia, where I was a Student Ambassador for People to People. I spent three weeks there, going to places and doing things I never thought I'd do.

It was also a true test of my character. I didn't know if I could handle being away from my home for that long. But it was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had.

But a brief summary for this summer: I will start in Sevilla, Spain, for a study abroad program with UNC. In that time, I will be visiting Cordoba, Granada and Italica, which are three glorious cities in Spain. I will be blogging everything, from new sights and smells, to new people. You'll hear all about my difficulties speaking Spanish with an American accent. Anything interesting that happens, you'll be the ones to know. After Spain, I come home for three weeks to NC where I will refresh, and then I'm off again to Malta for a family trip I'm sure to never forget.

I can't wait to share this experience with all of you and I hope you all like what I have to say.

Ciao,
Katelyn