www.GoAbroad.com
I make a lot of decisions. Most of my better ideas always seem so much saner in my head. For example, dying my hair "Starry Night Black" wasn't exactly something I could stop halfway through. Coming home with seven and a half pounds of ground beef made so much sense in the grocery store, especially when you break it down to price per ounce! That was in August. I think it's still buried somewhere in the freezer, but I'm too nervous to actually look for it as I'm sure it's turned a glorious shade of green by now.
However, not all of my decisions have been so life-changing as those mentioned above. One of the best I've made in my life was to study abroad for a year. I was born at Ohio State Hospital and I grew up in Clintonville. In fact, I think you can see my parents' house if you stand at Lane and High and squint really hard. Attending THE Ohio State University has been wonderful but I always knew that I needed to get out of my hometown. So, in short, I hopped on a plane to Sweden for the better part of a year.
I am a firm believer in the statement that you need to get away from where you're from in order to appreciate it. And not everybody needs to live two hours from the Artic Circle in order to realize they're from a great place. Sometimes all it takes is a little trip to someplace new, whether it's just across the state line or in another hemisphere. That's why I'm linking to this great website as it is an amazing resource for anyone who wants to get outta town for a little while.
GoAbroad.com
It's very easy to lose a few hours perusing all the offerings of GoAbroad.com, and I highly recommend it. However, I would advise you to steer clear of dying your hair any "Starry Night" variety. And if you are in need of any beef just let me know, I've got a whole cow in the freezer.
posted by cair pierce @ 5:38 PM
3 Comments:
I chose this as my possible Best Of Blog 3 because it directly relates to traveling and it's one of my favorite websites, too.
This post is generally aimed towards collegiate peers. We are at an age where taking a chunk of time to go abroad is much easier done than at other stages of life.
Suggestions about the blog aesthetics would be nice as I have yet to even learn how to post a picture on the blog ... :sigh: Also, content and grammar editing suggestions are always appreciated.
Here's what I hear you saying:
You have made both humorous, trivial decisions and serious decisions in your life.
Your decisions to dye your hair and buy a lot of beef were life changing (?) (First sentance of second paragraph)
You wanted to get out of town for a while and experience the world. College and home were too close for comfort for you sometimes.
You needed to get away to truly appreciate where you grew up.
GoAbroad.com is a great resource for those who have or, possibly most importantly, haven't considered traveling or studying abroad.
You close the narrative in the same way you open it; always a nice thing.
Here's what you might consider adding:
What connection can you bridge between the two trivial decisions of dying your hair black and buying all that darned beef?
What are some of the details of GoAbroad.com (for instance, is there a "trips" page, are there photos available, etc).
Also, is there any opportunity to find programs that would generate academic credit if an OSU student decided to travel with one of their programs?
Could you find someone on their website who has provided some sort of testimonial about their sweet goabroad.com experience?
Woo hoo for Cair Pierce.
Possible resources you can cite in this blog (ok, and this may get cheesy, because I'm trying to get creative)
-GoAbroad.com banner graphic:
http://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/graphics/goabroad.gif
-A sweet pic of you in Sweeden
-Lyrics to "Come Sail Away": HAHHAHAH
I’m sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea
I’ve got to be free, free to face the life that’s ahead of me
On board, I’m the captain, so climb aboard
We’ll search for tomorrow on every shore
And I’ll try, oh lord, I’ll try to carry on
I look to the sea, reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had
We live happily forever, so the story goes
But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold
But we’ll try best that we can to carry on
A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
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