a happy thought about my past
“Wazzup”
I am happy for that little guy, and happy to say that I am a good, well-rounded person who is by no means boring enough to be described in a few words like “good, well-rounded”.
The reason I blog is to remind you that I am busy, busy with student teaching so that is why I have not been blogging (lame excuse, but my future depends on it). I also was reflecting on my past and I realized how happy I am to say that I successfully studied abroad and helped French children paint when I had no idea how to do it myself. I braved painting during the adult classes and speaking French with real French adults. I was a nervous college student who had some views, but they were general and “liberal” and these people both made me speak French in conversations with them, and they made me declare and defend my position.
I hated it at the time. Now I see that it was one of the more important parts of the studying in France experience. It made me a better human in so many ways.
There were plenty other of these instances where I grew (or was forced) to become a more well-rounded, opinionated person and I look back on them so fondly I can hardly believe I haven’t been to France since!
There are so many reasons why I benefited from studying abroad and so you should do it. No matter what your major is, no matter how old or young you are. At least get out there and travel, or learn a foreign language.
It can really change your life. I am happy now living off of those memories. I am happy to think about where that experience has and will take me in the future. Yay!


