Ambition
There's something about summer that makes me deliciously ambitious. Perhaps it is all the reading--reading about incredible experiences and possibilities. Perhaps it is the newly found leisure time. I have time for my mind to wander beyond the present concerns into the possibilities. Whatever it is, I feel the ambition rising already.
Last summer, through hours and hours of breathing clay dust and listening to NPR, I started thinking again about how much I like foreign languages, and how much I've wanted to study abroad. I began looking at study abroad programs, which eventually led to going to China this summer (T-6 weeks).
A couple weeks ago, I was working on my design final in the Mac lab, when Joe (art dept. head) leaned over my shoulder and asked, "You working on a Fulbright application?" Typical of a Joe encounter, he just jumped right in. I told him I wasn't, but then he encouraged me to look into it. Just a few minutes ago, I glanced a little around their website. I was a bit confused by the vastness of the Fulbright program, but I'm considering it. Perhaps in China I can find connections to a program or somehting to connect with. Wouldn't it be great for me to spend up to a year in China in the future exploring something, and continuing to work on my Mandarin?
Beautiful summer, making everything feel possible. Now for some reading.
Last summer, through hours and hours of breathing clay dust and listening to NPR, I started thinking again about how much I like foreign languages, and how much I've wanted to study abroad. I began looking at study abroad programs, which eventually led to going to China this summer (T-6 weeks).
A couple weeks ago, I was working on my design final in the Mac lab, when Joe (art dept. head) leaned over my shoulder and asked, "You working on a Fulbright application?" Typical of a Joe encounter, he just jumped right in. I told him I wasn't, but then he encouraged me to look into it. Just a few minutes ago, I glanced a little around their website. I was a bit confused by the vastness of the Fulbright program, but I'm considering it. Perhaps in China I can find connections to a program or somehting to connect with. Wouldn't it be great for me to spend up to a year in China in the future exploring something, and continuing to work on my Mandarin?
Beautiful summer, making everything feel possible. Now for some reading.