I am done with my sophomore year and will be leaving in less than four days ☺ Just so everyone knows the details, my itinerary:
Departing June 15 from Columbus at 4:00 pm
Arriving NYC/Kennedy at 6:02 pm
Departing NYC/Kennedy at 7:30 pm
Arriving June 16 in Budapest, Hungary at 10:50 am
I will be traveling with everyone else on the program and feel bad for whoever will be sitting around us. Once we arrive in Budapest, we will be getting on a bus for three hours to Pecs, in southwest Hungary.
I’m not really nervous or worried at all for packing, the trip, or the journey. I think because traveling to Japan was so stressful with the cancelled flights and confusion, I got it all out of my system. The most difficult part right now is just trying to figure out how to carpool to Columbus.
Fortunately this time, I have an iPod, laptop, and friends that will help pass the time, rather than watching the movie Wild Hogs twelve times in eight different languages. I will probably hyperventilate a few times from the excitement, but all will be spectacular.
I am just finishing unpacking all of my stuff from school and organizing everything for my parents to take down to my house while I am away; I will be going straight from the airport to Ohio University to take summer classes upon return to the US, so I will continue to be running nonstop until forever. I will only be packing a few things for my trip and am not worrying about forgetting anything (except my passport), because I will be living in furnished apartments downtown where I can buy everything much cheaper than in the US.
I probably won’t be writing anymore until I leave, since I will just be packing and getting more and more excited, so have a most spectacular day and talk to you soon from Hungary!
The Countdown has Begun!
ONE MONTH TO GO!!!
One month from now I will be arriving in Budapest, Hungary on my way to Pecs. While I have been focusing on surviving this quarter as my foremost objective, now I am beginning to focus on everything that I need to get done before I leave for the summer.
While this is not the first time I will be traveling abroad, this is the first time that I will be living on my own in a foreign country. I will have to worry about doing laundry, cooking, etc. and cannot rely on my host family for assistance. This makes packing a little harder, but I know that whatever I forget, I can always purchase it over there. I have just been having a reoccurring nightmare that I am at the airport and I have forgotten my passport a couple times, which I hope does not come true.
Tonight is the last time the whole group traveling over on the program will be meeting. I absolutely love the group I will be working with; it seems like we are all the same type of personality. Some are students who have been on the program before and wanted to participate again. I’ll be able to use their experiences to my advantage in deciding what to pack and how to prepare, fortunately.
I have been making a list for the past week of things that I will need to pack, things that I still need to purchase here, and items that I can always just purchase over there. Surprisingly, I barely have anything on the list. Going away to college has taught me how to live on pretty much nothing, so I will be in good shape. I just have to find time to actually get everything together since I will only be home from college for about five days before I have to leave for Hungary.
We will see!
Have a most spectacular day!
One month from now I will be arriving in Budapest, Hungary on my way to Pecs. While I have been focusing on surviving this quarter as my foremost objective, now I am beginning to focus on everything that I need to get done before I leave for the summer.
While this is not the first time I will be traveling abroad, this is the first time that I will be living on my own in a foreign country. I will have to worry about doing laundry, cooking, etc. and cannot rely on my host family for assistance. This makes packing a little harder, but I know that whatever I forget, I can always purchase it over there. I have just been having a reoccurring nightmare that I am at the airport and I have forgotten my passport a couple times, which I hope does not come true.
Tonight is the last time the whole group traveling over on the program will be meeting. I absolutely love the group I will be working with; it seems like we are all the same type of personality. Some are students who have been on the program before and wanted to participate again. I’ll be able to use their experiences to my advantage in deciding what to pack and how to prepare, fortunately.
I have been making a list for the past week of things that I will need to pack, things that I still need to purchase here, and items that I can always just purchase over there. Surprisingly, I barely have anything on the list. Going away to college has taught me how to live on pretty much nothing, so I will be in good shape. I just have to find time to actually get everything together since I will only be home from college for about five days before I have to leave for Hungary.
We will see!
Have a most spectacular day!
It's official...Hungary, here I come!
I have just purchased my airfare to Budapest, Hungary for the Simonyi International Consulting Program this Summer. It was still questionable if I was going to go, because of finances and such, but now everything is official.
I will be leaving Columbus June 15, traveling to Budapest (via JFK) 5,000 miles away. This is the Tuesday after my final exam week; hopefully I will be able to schedule my exams early in the week so I can get home and pack. I will be spending six weeks in Pecs, Hungary with an internship at the Simonyi Center for Entrepreneurship, Applied Education, and Regional Development.
The Simonyi Center in Pecs, Hungary facilitates the transformation of Hungarian and Eastern European economies from a port-socialist to a western capitalist approach. The Simonyi Center offers business development and assistance services to entrepreneurs and organizations of Pecs and the surrounding regions in the fields of cultural arts, sciences, and innovation, as well as business.
Through classroom curriculum and real-world application, I will be working on consulting projects with businesses in an international environment, which is what I am most interested in doing for a career. This will be an incredible adventure and amazing experience that will surely impact my future.
I have just under two months until I leave. Each and every day my excitement increases and so does the realization that I need to begin getting ready. I guess I should start now...
Have a most spectacular day!
I will be leaving Columbus June 15, traveling to Budapest (via JFK) 5,000 miles away. This is the Tuesday after my final exam week; hopefully I will be able to schedule my exams early in the week so I can get home and pack. I will be spending six weeks in Pecs, Hungary with an internship at the Simonyi Center for Entrepreneurship, Applied Education, and Regional Development.
The Simonyi Center in Pecs, Hungary facilitates the transformation of Hungarian and Eastern European economies from a port-socialist to a western capitalist approach. The Simonyi Center offers business development and assistance services to entrepreneurs and organizations of Pecs and the surrounding regions in the fields of cultural arts, sciences, and innovation, as well as business.
Through classroom curriculum and real-world application, I will be working on consulting projects with businesses in an international environment, which is what I am most interested in doing for a career. This will be an incredible adventure and amazing experience that will surely impact my future.
I have just under two months until I leave. Each and every day my excitement increases and so does the realization that I need to begin getting ready. I guess I should start now...
Have a most spectacular day!
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