murraystate21

I was in Kentucky when I saw the Northern lights. They only come that far about once in every 20 years. I heard that people in Georgia saw them that year. It was right after 9/11 happened. I remember that because my friend freaked out (she thought we were being bombarded with chemical warfare).

If you decide to go to college, look into the Study Abroad program on campus. For practically the same price as tuition you can be a world away!

I loved living in Europe. Not only did I gain life experiences, I learned that we Americans put ourselves down too much. Sure, if you go “all out tourist” you will come back with a head full of faerie tales. I got down to the nitty gritty and learned that there were issues with race, culture, terror, hunger, and pollution every where I went. I traveled throughout Spain amidst bombings by the ETA and experienced discrimination for speaking with a Mexican accent, saw restaraunt employees in Paris beating away a elderly homeless woman because she asked for a crust of bread, Switzerland… (well it seemed pretty great), and encountered perhaps the trashiest city in Italy (it would rival New Orleans pre-Katrina-post-Mardi Gras.) Since returning I’ve had a greater respect for the Western Hemisphere and realized what amazing habitats, cultures, and cities we have right here.