First step

Hi all!

Welcome to my blog :) This is the first one I've done, really, so I'll appreciate your patience and mildly restrained criticism during this process. I've actually always wanted to start one, but I never had a purpose for it. Or enough interesting things to say...

Until now.

Well, until 19 days from now.

I am currently a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I am studying Accounting (well..right now) and also participate in an amazing business program entitled Global Leadership Scholars. One of the program's benefits is a study abroad semester in London, UK. (London, GB? London, England? I need to know these things!) I am excited to say that I'll be travelling abroad with 26 of my favorite classmates in a matter of weeks to begin the semester that students before us claim is "life-changing"..."best time of your life"..."you'll hate Knoxville when you come back"..."I still hate Knoxville after going 2 years ago"... Well, regardless, these months should be amazing. We will be taking two courses taught by UT professors and will also have an internship in the London area. Everyone is assigned a position respective to their major, though I have no idea where I'll be placed yet. 

I love international surprises!

While I'm beyond excited for this opportunity, I know I'll miss everyone in the States far too much. (Lookin' at you, family, friends, daily greeter at Field of Greens) I want to stay connected and keep everyone updated at the least!

I'll be using this blog to post my doings, happenings, thoughts, events, photos, complaints, and random moments of "I just love this place. Can I stay?" Watch out for all of that.

Also watch out for Harold

Harold is an elephant. My trip traveler. Like one of those gnome projects, except way better and not cheesy at all. This is his first close up, taken in my hometown of Paris, TN.

We'll be seeing the real Eiffel Tower soon enough!

XO
Amanda