I'm actually abroad right now due to my major: European Studies, with a focus in Spanish Studies. Much to the chagrin of my bank account, OU would not let me graduate until I traveled to Spain, and I somehow procrastinated this until my senior year. Thus, I had to scramble to find a program that wouldn't hinder my graduation date this spring. The task really seemed impossible and I had almost resigned myself to studying abroad over the summer and delaying my graduation, until I encountered this January "J-term" course, which would last 3 weeks from December 30 through January 20. Unfortunately, that exact timeline gets me back to OU a week and a half late (also factoring in the two days of flights I will be on to return to the States.) Thus, this is the only class that isn't currently docking points from my attendance grade...and boy do I appreciate that, though it's surprisingly hard to find free WiFi in Seville to get these assignments done.
Another reason that delaying my graduation would have been Really Bad (and the source of most of my personality traits) is that I am also in Army ROTC. I've been doing that for the past 3.5 years to prepare for my commissioning which is speeding up here in four months, in which I will swear into the US Army as a Second Lieutenant. I already know that I will be trained as a Quartermaster (in charge of supplies, logistics, and all that actually really important stuff,) and in a month or so the Army will tell me where I'll be stationed for the next few years. Because of this, I am very into fitness and plan on spending almost all of my free time this semester at the gym...in between coffee breaks, because Spanish coffee has really been doing a number on my caffeine addiction.
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| Sunset over the ocean in Cadiz; Personal Photo |
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| Seville from above; Personal Photo |
