Sweet Home Africa
Fall of my senior year at Alabama my best friend Sarah Justus, also a Music Education undergraduate, told me about the COST program (The Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching). The thought of teaching abroad terrified me. I imagined the worst–being alone, different languages, and really bad foreign food; why would I subject myself to that? After my initial hesitation, I imagined I would get some “sign” if going...
Sawatdee ka from Thailand!
I have only ever left the country once in my life and that was just this past summer. I went to the Philippines for 2 months and loved Southeast Asia so much that I just had to go back. Now, I find myself in Thailand. The decision to study abroad was rather spontaneous, actually. I am a junior at UA and far enough ahead in my major/minor requirements that I could graduate early. BUT, having scholarship for 8 semester led me to look...
Willkommen in Köln!
Hello from Cologne, Germany! My name is Chelsey, I’m a senior, and I will be student teaching in this great city until December first. I arrived in late August, after a crazy almost-24-hours of traveling, and have been settling into my new life since then. How am I getting this great opportunity, you might ask? Well, I’m going through the COST program, or the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching. It’s a program...
First Week Recap
Wow this first week has been absolutely incredible. First getting here I was filled with all kinds of different emotions, but it’s safe to say I am in love with this place. The friends I’ve made so far, the people I’ve met, and the sights I’ve seen are all wonderful. Getting settled did take a couple of days with the time adjustment but I have made the most out of the time I’ve had here! My favorite sight...
Half a Kiwi
I have so much to say about the past five weeks that I’m not really sure where to begin. We’ll give it a go. I’ve done some more traveling around the Auckland area, mostly, and spent one weekend in the capital city of Wellington. While I was there, I spent a lot of time wandering around the waterfront, breathing in the salty air by the sea, and a lot of time exploring Wellington’s natural beauties. After taking the...