I Want
Thursday, August 13, 2009
What do I want from SAS? A life-changing adventure? probably going to happen. But what about the small things that I probably won't notice until I get home? I have come to realize with studying abroad a couple summers ago and with Disney last semester, that I pretty much have to have a list of things I want to and accomplish in order to get it done. There are always those things that you put off for tomorrow and then in the end you never get around to doing them. I was Disney for 4 months and I still didn't do everything there. Mainly because I always put it off thinking....Oh I am going to be here 4 months I will do it eventually - wrong. I realize that when I am in a country that this is not going to be so much of an issue because I realize that I have limited time there. On the ship is a totally different story. At the beginning 109 Days is going to seem like a lifetime, but its not. Before we know it we are going to be disembarking in San Diego. I don't want that to happen with SAS. I want to seize every moment and take nothing for granted.
But back to the original question....what do I want out of SAS? I want a fulfilling experience. I want to be moved and to help other people. I want to make lifelong friends and memories for a lifetime. I also want to make a somewhat bucket list for each country. Just things that I would like to do while I am there. But there are some broad things that have to do with SAS in general and here is what I have come up with so far.
- Do something that scares me and I wouldn't normally do in each country. Whether that be riding a zip line from the top of the Great Wall or getting up and dancing Flamenco in front of an audience.
- Never say no to doing something. Never turn down something that could lead to an amazing experience, new memories, or meeting new people.
- Eat the local cuisine and try things that I would normally turn my nose up at. (and cross my fingers that I don't get sick)
- Have a conversation with a local. That conversation can be either just be a fun conversation or a long meaningful one. I don't really care. I just want to feel out the local people.
- Take a jumping picture
- Leave a piece of myself in every country - not literally - like how I left a piece of my heart in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
- I want to figure out what each city's word is. For those of you who have read Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love you know what I am talking about. IF you haven't read it - read it. It's amazing.
- Have my beliefs tested
- Make a difference for someone and give back to each country.
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