Hello mates,
To start off, let me just say that studying abroad was one of the best decisions of my life and has forever changed me. I think I first caught the travel bug just before my senior year in high school when my family road-tripped over to Niagara Falls and New York for a couple weeks. I loved how different the New York City atmosphere was compared to my hometown in Wisconsin. Quickly after that trip I started to write my bucket list and visiting every state was one of my goals. I'm only up to 16 states but at least it's a start (not including states I've driven through, because those don't really count). I hadn't really set my sights abroad because I always figured I would travel when I was older and had more expendable money. But during my sophomore year of college I saw pictures of one of my friends studying abroad. It looked like so much fun so I decided to check out La Crosse's study abroad programs.
I passed the map of places available abroad and realized we had a ton of options available. My foreign language skills are minimal so that helped to narrow down my choices. Once I decided I wanted an English speaking country, I was going between a couple Australia programs and England. I ended up choosing London because it's the hub of Europe and would give me many opportunities to travel. I was also very interested in the rich history and yes, I’ll admit it, I wanted to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry. I then chose London Metropolitan because it offered many business courses so I wouldn't get too behind back home, and it turned out to be a great decision because London Met really is in the heart of London. I lived just a couple blocks away from Kings Cross and was only a tube ride away from all the main attractions.
Cheers,
Casey
Casey
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