Happy Holidays! I can't believe the semester is over already-- it flew by. I got back to the US just a few days ago. Can't say I am a victim of reverse culture shock (yet) because it feels so good to be home. There are little things that I have returned to with a newfound appreciation, like using wireless internet and driving my car. And I now realize how much I missed my mom's cooking during the semester.
Sadly, I didn't get a chance to post here as often as I would have liked because I was lucky enough to be traveling about four out seven days a week. It really was one of my best decisions of college to study abroad. I got to visit nine countries (thirteen cities) this semester, and I can't even say that I have a favorite because every place had its own unique culture.
Just a few things I was able to do in four months:
- drink champagne atop the Eiffel Tower overlooking Paris
- ride a gondola in Venice
- stand in the presence of Picasso's "Guernica" mural in Madrid
- harass a Buckingham palace guard in London
- complete the Classic Athens Marathon in Athens
- go spelunking in Budapest's cave system
Even just staying at home in our tiny town of Leuven, I had fun meeting people in our program whom I would have never met otherwise from Penn or from other schools around the country. It was a student-centered town with charming cobblestone streets and I will miss it.
Like I said earlier, I would be more than happy to talk about the Leuven program with any potential participants. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I would love to try to convince you to do it. =]
Connie
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