It's been over a year since I last posted. The rest of my semester in Italy was amazing and my travels around Europe with my mom and sister were awesome. I feel like I've really started to see the world.
I have started my first year of graduate school at Texas A&M University. I am a student in the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (SAAHE) program. One of the components of the program is a summer internship away from the university. Earlier in the semester I applied to several internships around the country and the world. I have been offered an ACUHO-I internship with the Qatar Foundation in Doha, Qatar. I am so exited not only to be spending some more time abroad and seeing the world, but also getting to have that experience while working in the student affairs field. I will be working in residence life but will also be doing some work with orientation. It should be an awesome summer.
I will be hopefully be headed over to Doha in early July (tentatively July 3). My last day of work in Doha will be August 27th, which is also the first day of the fall semester at Texas A&M. I had to weigh the pros and cons of missing the first day of classes, but I decided that spending eight weeks learning and having the experience is the best choice for me. As soon as I am done on the 27th, I believe the Qatar Foundation will be shipping me back to College Station so I can be in class on the 28th. I'll be there, but barely- I'm probably going to be so jet-lagged. But it will be worth it!
Now comes the process of preparing to go abroad again. This time it is going to be a little different because I've got to do a little bit more research on the culture of Qatar than I had to do for Italy. I've also got to figure out the little things, like what kind of plug adaptors am I going to need, what kind of food should I expect, and what clothing do I need to pack to make sure that I am dressed appropriately (both work-wise and culturally).
Over all, I've got a lot to do, but I've got some time before I've really got to get the specifics figured out. I am really excited to be going abroad again. I hope I have another amazing experience, or an even better one! :)
