First Post!

Well, that day is fast approaching. 7 days and 1.5 hours until I'm aboard a flight to London!

I wanted to make an announcement saying that this is where friends/family can follow me and my adventures while I'm abroad. Provided anything I post is remotely interesting. I hope to give an update once a week! I'll post pictures, thoughts, things I learned in class, and funny stories about accidentally saying "pants" instead of "trousers."

(For those of you playing along at home, "pants" means "underwear" in the U.K.)

A little info about the trip:

I'll be taking two classes -- Modern British Novel and Shakespeare the Dramatist (complete with trip to Stratford upon Avon!). Both will count towards my English Major at IU.

There will be a few weekend trips to other areas of the U.K., and when my program ends July 31st, I'll hopefully be able to hop over to Italy and Germany for a bit. Why those countries? I have a friend who lives in Germany (and I speak ein bißchen), and Italy is for some art! I've already been to France and Spain, so I want to branch out. Maybe I'll hit Scotland or Denmark for good measure.

I'll return sometime mid-August with just enough time to sleep off the jetlag and get back to school!

I'll sign off with a special thanks to Mom and Paul for being so supportive of my trip! I couldn't have made this happen on my own. Thank you for all the opportunities you have made available to me.

Cheers!