My Hopes and Dreams- Study Abroad

Of course I want to study abroad! I think it is important for everyone to experience something like that. I have been out of the country before and have always enjoyed it. My most recent trip, a mission trip to the Dominican Republic, was amazing. It was very different, the culture there being something I have never experienced before. I learned a lot about people and how they function. Also, how environment plays such a big part of how we live day to day life. I mostly stayed in an area that was very poor and definitely not commercial. We has to travel down very small, sketchy, and sometimes long roads to get to where we were going. It was not the "tourist" area if you get what I mean. I also learned that where I am from is very conservative. Many things that are legal, or accepted, are simply tabbo here. Anyways, it was a very rich experience. Along with the work we did there and the impact I had, I learned a lot and gained more from them emotionally than I could ever give them physically.
Overall, it was amazing. I love travel and I love experiencing new people and places.
Therefore, in my time here I want to travel. The best and most enriching way to do that is study abroad. Actually, I know exactly how I am going to do that. Of course, the cost is a big issue. However, I have found an opportunity perfect for me that won't be too bad cost wise. That is the Nursing trip to Honduras. Not only is it a great opportunity to travel and experience a foreign country, but it is a great way to do what I love and gain experience in my field. This is real life experience because I never know where I could be working or what I could be working with. Therefore, I think this would be great for me. It also does not interfere with with my schedule and graduating on time. I cannot wait for this trip, whenever it will be in my time here at UNA. I also can speak some Spanish and that will probably help me there. Being in the Dominican, I learned, though, that Spanish learned here and conversational Spanish spoken in other countries is quite different. That was also something very interesting to me. I learned a lot of new Spanish there.








Thanks Google for the pics by the way!

Needless to say, I am excited about this trip!

UNA provides so many opportunities to study abroad, so why not?!

Peace Out

Anna Goggans